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=== Conclusion on Body care products ===

Idea was to find microplastics in body care products to do other experiements with them. The problem in general is, to find a microplastic, figure out which one it is and than use it accordingly to the mussle study or agrar/ soil study. (e.g. can I grow an onion with a layer of plastic skin? Is the plastic stored in the vegetable? Is the microplastic small enough to pass the epidermis of the root? Is microplastic misused in any plant?)

BUT a far greater amount of microplastic origins from washing clothes. (Boucher, J. and Friot D. (2017)) While only about 6% of microplastic origins from Body care products, about 35% of microplastics in the ocean origin from synthetic materials. It is especially unfortunate that these '''recycled''' materials cause microplastics in environments because they are sometimes considered "green". Sewers are neither prepared for microplastics from body care products nor from synthetic clothes. People might understand the danger of something you put on your face to be absorbed by your skin ( e.g. a cream) but less the danger of something that goes into the sewers or in the trash. ( See comments on Youtube)

=== References ===

Youtube comments on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrhjVHOiSkQ Wie kommt unser Plastikmüll ins Meer]

=== Sources ===

[https://www.bund.net/service/publikationen/ BUND publications] (Both "Einkaufsratgeber Mikroplastik" and "Mikroplastik in Textilien" March 2018 ("shopping advice microplastics" and "Microplastics in textiles/fashion" )

BUND 2018 [https://www.bund.net/service/publikationen/ BUND publications] (Both "Einkaufsratgeber Mikroplastik" and "Mikroplastik in Textilien" March 2018 ("shopping advice microplastics" and "Microplastics in textiles/fashion" )

Boucher, J. and Friot D. (2017). Primary Microplastics in the Oceans:

A Global Evaluation of Sources. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. 43pp.

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+=== Conclusion on Body care products ===
+Idea was to find microplastics in body care products to do other experiements with them. The problem in general is, to find a microplastic, figure out which one it is and than use it accordingly to the mussle study or agrar/ soil study. (e.g. can I grow an onion with a layer of plastic skin? Is the plastic stored in the vegetable? Is the microplastic small enough to pass the epidermis of the root? Is microplastic misused in any plant?)
+BUT a far greater amount of microplastic origins from washing clothes. (Boucher, J. and Friot D. (2017)) While only about 6% of microplastic origins from Body care products, about 35% of microplastics in the ocean origin from synthetic materials. It is especially unfortunate that these '''recycled''' materials cause microplastics in environments because they are sometimes considered "green". Sewers are neither prepared for microplastics from body care products nor from synthetic clothes. People might understand the danger of something you put on your face to be absorbed by your skin ( e.g. a cream) but less the danger of something that goes into the sewers or in the trash. ( See comments on Youtube)
+=== References ===
+Youtube comments on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrhjVHOiSkQ Wie kommt unser Plastikmüll ins Meer]
 === Sources ===
-[https://www.bund.net/service/publikationen/  BUND publications] (Both "Einkaufsratgeber Mikroplastik" and "Mikroplastik in Textilien" March 2018 ("shopping advice microplastics" and "Microplastics in textiles/fashion" )
+BUND 2018 [https://www.bund.net/service/publikationen/  BUND publications] (Both "Einkaufsratgeber Mikroplastik" and "Mikroplastik in Textilien" March 2018 ("shopping advice microplastics" and "Microplastics in textiles/fashion" )
+Boucher, J. and Friot D. (2017). Primary Microplastics in the Oceans:
+A Global Evaluation of Sources. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. 43pp.