de Vizcaya Ruiz quoted in article on microplastics

AirUCI faculty Andrea de Vizcaya Ruiz is quoted in a February 20th article in the Washington Post on how to find cleaning products that aren’t full of microplastics.  They are increasingly detected in oceans and other areas of the environment as well as in the human body, including in the blood, liver, kidneys, placenta, and brain. “We can be exposed to microplastics that are floating in the air, through consumer products including cleaning products, or we can ingest them from seafood or water,” says Andrea, who goes on to list common household products that are sources of microplastics.  Read the article