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Study finds 90% of table salt contains microplastics

by Futures Centre, Jan 22
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A Greenpeace East Asia study of 39 brands of table salts from all over the world revealed that 36 contained plastics.  The South Korean research team noted that the density of microplastics found in table salts across the world varied dramatically, but that Asian brands were particularly high.  The researchers also noted that density of plastics correlated to geographic origin, with sea salts containing most, followed by lake and rock salts.

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