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Paper cups are leaching microplastics into coffees, tests show

Scientists have found that millions of plastic particles, some of them a thousand times thinner than a hair, are released into the body as the hot drink wears away at the cup's plastic lining.

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测试表明,纸杯会将微塑料渗入咖啡中。

Millions of plastic particles may be swirling in your “paper” coffee cup, with some so tiny they’re a thousand times narrower than a human hair. — Christin Klose/dpa

Concerns about the environmental and health effects of plastic packaging have prompted a shift to paper, wood and other natural materials in recent years, amid much research showing microscopic plastic shards turning up in human organs and blood.

But even disposable coffee cups seemingly made of paper are not safe, it seems, going by tests carried out at the University of Queensland (UQ), where scientists have found that millions of plastic particles, some of them a thousand times thinner than a hair, are released into the body as the hot drink wears away at the cup's plastic lining.

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