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Study finds billions of nanoplastics released when microwaving containers

Nebraska study finds billions of nanoplastics released when microwaving containers.
The fastest way to heat food and drink might also rank as the fastest route to ingesting massive quantities of minuscule plastic particles, says new research led by Husker engineers.

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