Chewing gum can shed microplastics into saliva, research finds
Analysis revealed that just 1 gram of chewing gum released approximately 100 microplastics on average, with 1 gram of some ...
A chewing gum habit could expose you to tens of thousands of microplastics
Chewing gum as a potential source of microplastics has yet to be widely studied. They’re made from a rubbery base, sweetener, ...
Chewing gum can shed hundreds of microplastics into your mouth
“Our initial hypothesis was that the synthetic gums would have a lot more microplastics because the base is a type of plastic ...
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Chewing gum can shed microplastics into saliva, pilot study finds
Plastic is everywhere. And many products we use in everyday life can expose people to tiny, micrometer-wide plastic particles ...
Chewing Gum Releases Microplastics Into Your Mouth, Scientists Warn
The researchers' analysis revealed that the lion's share of the microplastics were released from the gum in the first two ...