Newsweek – “Microplastics and other human-made particles are widespread in the seafood that we eat and could be damaging our health. A recent study by scientists at Portland State University (PSU)’s Applied Coastal Ecology Lab investigated particle pollution in nine species of seafood in Oregon. “If we are disposing of an utilizing products that release microplastics, those microplastics make their way into the environment, and are taken up by things we eat,” said study author Professor Elise Granek, environmental scientist at PSU, in a statement. “What we put out into the environment ends up back on our plates.” Microplastics are tiny pieces of plastic, smaller than 0.2 inches in length, that break away from larger pieces as items degrade. Studies have linked microplastics to chemicals that can disrupt our hormones and increase the risk of certain cancers. And scientists have found that very small pieces of plastic—called micro-nanoplastics—can get into our cells and interact with our mitochondria and DNA, again raising the risk of some cancers…”