Michigan launches first annual Microplastics Awareness Week
Great Lakes Echo

By Julia Belden
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy and governor are marking Michigan’s first Microplastics Awareness Week. Scientists are now finding microplastics in the human body but don’t know their long-term effects.

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Michigan launches first annual Microplastics Awareness Week
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