The effects of microplastics on our health

ASK THE DOCTORS

Dear Doctors: The more I read about microplastics, the more I want to do something to lower my family’s exposure to them. Any thoughts? Also, what is so much worse about microplastics than dust or pollen?

Dear Reader: For those who are not familiar, the term “microplastics” refers to tiny particles of plastic that range in size from smaller than a grain of sand to microscopic.

Some of these particle…