Answer to Dictation 1
Scientists have written extensively about the prevalence of microplastics.
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Answer to Dictation 2
Microplastics are larger than a micrometre 1 millionth of a metre.
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Answer to Dictation 3
Bacteria from the fermented Korean dish kimchi can help to expel nanoplastics.
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Answer to Dictation 4
The foreign body is then safely expelled in our bodily waste.
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Answer to Dictation 5
The plastic does not pass through the intestinal lining and accumulate in organs.
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Answer to Dictation 6
Nanoplastics are of increasing concern to the medical community.
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Answer to Dictation 7
There are many unknown side effects of these tiny particles being in our organs.
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Answer to Dictation 8
Newspapers often print stories about our body containing 7 grams of plastic.
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Answer to Dictation 9
Their research might alleviate the accumulation of plastic in our bodies.
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Answer to Dictation 10
Represent a new biological approach to address this emerging challenge.
See the kimchi and nanoplastics lesson for the whole text.
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