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The health effects of microplastics and how to avoid them

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We’ve all seen plastic water bottles, bags, and straws littering waterways. But microplastics and nanoplastics are invisible to the naked eye and the harm to our health is only beginning to reveal itself.

On Cincinnati Edition, we discuss the health effects of microplastics and how a new invention for filtering them could help.

Guests:

  • Max Pennington, co-founder and CEO, CLEANR
  • LaTonya Jackson, Ph.D., research assistant professor, University of Cincinnati

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