# Microplastics: How Do They Get Into Our Bodies? And What We Can Do About It?

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Podcast: [Second Nature](https://stenobird.com/podcast/second-nature-6886500)
Published: 2025-06-11T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.thecommons.earth/episode/8-microplastics-how-do-they-get-into-our-bodies-and-what-we-can-do-about-it
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Microplastics seem to be everywhere, inside and outside our bodies. These micro and nano particles are shedding from our clothes, our tires, food packaging — basically anywhere there's plastic. People, animals, and plants are consuming these microplastics, thereby complicating the issue and contributing to health problems. But what health issues? And how do we avoid them? The science is still a work in progress, but today, we're finding out what we know so far. We’re going to find out from an actual scientist what we know and don’t know about the health implications of microplastics and what we can do about it. And we’re going to try our best to find our way to a place of understanding without complete overwhelm. 🌎 See photos of our contributors and find further reading in the full show notes and citations . Here's the MPI paper Barbro shared! 📱 To join the Commons community, download the app . 📷 Follow Second Nature on Instagram . Episode Credits Listener contributions: Kylie Kovatch, Artie Sadahiro, Nicole Collins, Parisa Golchoubian, Brian Stancheski Episode expert: Prof. Dr. Barbro Melgert Editing and engineer: Evan Goodchild‍ Hosting and production: Katelan Cunningham

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