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 ...
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Gum Can Release Thousands of Tiny Plastic Particles Into Your Mouth
A new study showed that chewing gum releases microplastics, which can then be swallowed and absorbed by the body.
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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 ...
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Chew with caution: Scientists find microplastics in gum
In the lab, the person chewed the piece of gum for four minutes, producing samples of saliva every 30 seconds, then a final mouth rinse with ... Instead, the act of chewing is abrasive enough ...
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Chewing gum can shed microplastics into saliva, pilot study finds
In the lab, the person chewed the piece of gum for 4 minutes, producing samples of saliva every 30 seconds, then a final mouth rinse with ... Rather, the act of chewing is abrasive enough to ...
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Chewing gum can shed microplastics into saliva, research finds
The research team also subtracted microplastics found in an initial rinse sample from those in the chewing gum saliva samples to accurately estimate the number of microplastics released from ...