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🧵 Tips for reducing microplastic exposure recommended in this article:

Avoid packaged & ultra-processed foods
Don't microwave plastics or use plastic water bottles
Follow a plant-based diet
Minimize dust in your home
Use fragrance-free personal care & cleaning products

The journalist forgot one: support a strong Global #PlasticsTreaty that drastically cuts plastic production! 🌍

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https://www.greenpeace.org/international/act/lets-end-the-age-of-plastic/

Screenshot: Washington Post article. July 23, 2025. Guest column by Tracey Woodruff. Title: I’m a microplastics researcher. Here’s how I limit the plastic in my life. Excerpt: "Microplastics are everywhere. But there are simple ways to lower your exposure. Microplastics are really small pieces of plastic — less than five millimeters long on one side or about the size of a pencil eraser. That means some of them are visible to the naked eye, but others are so tiny that you can’t even see them — smaller than the width of your hair or even a red blood cell. (...) Overall, it’s about reducing plastic use, particularly single-use plastics.Here’s what I’ve done to limit the microplastics in my life."
Screenshot: Washington Post article. July 23, 2025. Guest column by Tracey Woodruff. Title: I’m a microplastics researcher. Here’s how I limit the plastic in my life. Excerpt: "Microplastics are everywhere. But there are simple ways to lower your exposure. Microplastics are really small pieces of plastic — less than five millimeters long on one side or about the size of a pencil eraser. That means some of them are visible to the naked eye, but others are so tiny that you can’t even see them — smaller than the width of your hair or even a red blood cell. (...) Overall, it’s about reducing plastic use, particularly single-use plastics.Here’s what I’ve done to limit the microplastics in my life."
Screenshot: Washington Post article. July 23, 2025. Guest column by Tracey Woodruff. Title: I’m a microplastics researcher. Here’s how I limit the plastic in my life. Excerpt: "Microplastics are everywhere. But there are simple ways to lower your exposure. Microplastics are really small pieces of plastic — less than five millimeters long on one side or about the size of a pencil eraser. That means some of them are visible to the naked eye, but others are so tiny that you can’t even see them — smaller than the width of your hair or even a red blood cell. (...) Overall, it’s about reducing plastic use, particularly single-use plastics.Here’s what I’ve done to limit the microplastics in my life."