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Bluewater Says Microplastics Found in Blood of Cows and Pigs May Pose a Threat to Human Health

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Swedish water company Bluewater says new evidence of microplastics in the blood of cows and pigs is “deeply alarming” and underlines a potential threat to human health.    “The growing body of research confirming microplastics are in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat is deeply alarming because of the potential long-term threat to human health and wellbeing,” said Bluewater public relations and communication director Dave Noble.    Further research, howev...

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