TIL a study tested 23 human testes & 47 pet dog testes and found microplastics in every sample. The human testicles had a plastic concentration almost three times higher than that found in the dog testes: 330 micrograms per gram of tissue compared with 123 micrograms.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/20/microplastics-human-testicles-study-sperm-coun…
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