Microplastics found in human blood for first time
The discovery shows the particles can travel around the body and may lodge in organs. The impact on health is as yet unknown. But researchers are concerned as microplastics cause damage to human cells in the laboratory and air pollution particles are already known to enter the body and cause millions of early deaths a year.
Huge amounts of plastic waste are dumped in the environment and microplastics now contaminate the entire planet, from the summit of Mount Everest to the deepest oceans. People were already known to consume the tiny particles via food and water as well as breathing them in, and they have been found in the faeces of babies and adults.
Totally scary.
ReplyDeleteA new reason to be concern for current youngsters' future.
This said, at the rate of new lethal behaviors we humans go on setting up, this planet will be soon rid of all of us for the best of Nature.
Scary, Rick. The term "plastic people" takes on new meaning, doesn't it?
ReplyDeleteLaurent - Yep. I watched a program recently that showed after we humans have succeeded in destroying ourselves, the planet will carry on like we had never been here.
ReplyDeletetaurus - Yes it does.
Like we haven't done enough damage already... sigh.
ReplyDeleteThere was a series several years ago called "After Man" (or something similar) that documented how quickly Man's greatest works will disappear once he is gone.
ReplyDeleteMark - I saw that series!
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