Researchers Find Microplastics in Stool Samples

The lead researcher called the results from this first study of its kind 'astonishing' and unfortunately, confirms what they have long suspected.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• The suspicion that we’re consuming our own plastic pollution was recently reconfirmed when researchers discovered microplastic particles in human stool samples

• The stool samples were tested for the presence of 10 different types of plastics, of which nine were found in the samples. On average, participants had 20 microplastic particles p…