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University of New Mexico Health Sciences Department researchers published an article in Nature Medicine in late February ...

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New research is finding that microplastics can hamper plant growth, which could have devastating impacts on our food supply.

Microplastics are in everything we use, but how are we exposed, and what harm do they cause to us? Eyewitness News spoke to an expert who explained the details.

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