Hot tea and coffee contain highest microplastic levels, study finds

Microplastics are entering human bodies through daily beverage consumption, with potential long-term health implications still under investigation.

Each morning, without ceremony or suspicion, millions of people raise a hot cup to their lips and unknowingly consume dozens of microscopic plastic fragments. Researchers at the University of Birmingham have traced a significant and largely invisible pathway of microplastic exposure to the disposable cups and lids that hold our most habitual beverages — finding that heat, friction, and the engineering of convenience conspire to shed plastic particles directly into hot tea and coffee at rates far exceeding those of cold drinks. The findings place an ordinary ritual inside a larger reckoning: th

Hot tea and coffee contain highest microplastic levels, study finds

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