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Billions of nanoplastics released when microwaving baby food containers

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Billions of nanoplastics released when microwaving baby food containers

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Billions of nanoplastics released when microwaving baby food containers: Exposure to plastic particles kills up to 75% of cultured kidney cells

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Experiments showed that microwaving plastic baby food containers can release huge numbers of plastic particles -- in some cases, more than 2 billion nanoplastics and 4 million microplastics for every square centimeter of container.

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Good question, everytime I use aeropress I think about plastic it’s made of.

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