Microplastics contain toxic chemicals that can be absorbed by the skin

A new study used 3D human skin-equivalent models to examine how flame retardant additives in microplastics are absorbed by the skin. The findings show that several flame-retardant additives passed through the skin barrier into the bloodstream.

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