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The amount of plastic the researchers found in the average brain sample is about equivalent to a plastic spoon, Matthew Campen, the lead author, said. He said measurement methods are still being ...

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...