Most research has focused on seafood, but produce and grains are now believed to be the biggest source. The average American now consumes ~60,000 microplastic particles per day Agricultural soils receive 63,000- 430,000 tons of microplastics annually from plastic mulch, fertilizer and irrigation. Plants absorb particles through roots and transport them to fruit and leaves Apples were most contaminated fruit and carrots were the contaminated vegetable 58% of patient arterial plaques contained microplastics. Patients with detectable particles had 4.5x higher risk of heart attack, stroke, or death