{
  "id": 10677,
  "url": "https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-109098",
  "title": "Science & Tech Spotlight: Microplastics in the Body and Environment",
  "summary": "Why This matters Across the globe, over 24 million tons of plastic (as much weight as 12 million cars) enter the environment each year. Larger plastics gradually break down into smaller microplastics, which can move into the organs, blood, and cells of humans and other animals. Key Takeaways Major sources of microplastics include vehicle tires, synthetic fabrics, plastic bottles, and paint. Exposure to microplastics is associated with health problems in humans and other organisms, but scientists",
  "authors": null,
  "category": "policy",
  "topics": "healthcare,environment",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-07-15T11:18:12.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-07-16T05:10:56.605Z",
  "source_slug": "x-us-gao-reports",
  "source_name": "US GAO Reports",
  "source_homepage": "https://www.gao.gov",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/10677",
  "original_url": "https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-109098",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
}