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Microplastics on a human finger.
The destruction of plastic waste aren’t finished with us.
Sadly, the worst might could begin.
For the first time, researchers have discovered microplastics in human blood — with little particles spotted in nearly 80 percent of tested human participants, according to a recent study published in the journal Environmental International.
These small particles can randomly move in whole body, and can remain stuck in organs — which could cause serious health problems. But now that we know, researchers are seeking to recognize the whole sphere of effects — both in short and long term health problems.
It’s an discouraging finding, but we’re with each other as researchers are struggling to explore the potential health effects.
Microplastics are all over the Earth
In lab experiments, microplastics are harmful for human cells, and everyone is aware that air pollution particles which come into the body are connected to millions of death every year. Huge quantity of plastic waste is stretched in the global environment, with microplastics rich all over the world, from the tallest mountain to depthness of the Pacific Ocean.
Food and water can carry little particles, and even the air we inhale can transfer microplastics into our bodies — it is founded that baby and adult feces carry particles of the synthetic substance.
The scientists studied blood samples from 22 anonymous, healthy, and adult donors — and 17 out of them had plastic particles in their bodies. PET plastic was spotted in half of the samples taken, which is founded in water bottles. Another third of the participants’ bodies carried polystyrene, which is used in package food and other materials.
Baby contains 10 times microplastic of adults
One-quarter of the blood samples had polyethylene, which is the primary substance of plastic carry bags. “Our inspection is the first sign that we have polymer particles present in our blood — it’s a breakthrough result,” says Ecotoxicologist and Professor Kick Vethaak of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, in a report from the Guardian.
“But we have to expand the study and enlarge sample sizes, the number of polymers assessed, etc,” he added. To Vethaak, this finding is worthy of concern. “The particles are present and are transferred throughout the body.” Earlier work has showed that microplastics are present at 10-fold consistency in the feces of babies than adults.
Microplastics are connected to the onset of diseases
This might cause by feeding babies with plastic bottles because when they drink milk they intake millions of microplastic particles every day. “We are also aware that infants and young children are more vulnerable to chemical and particle exposure which is a matter of concern,” adds Vethaak, in the report.
The last study used present methods in novel ways to study particles as little as 0.0007 millimeters, with some blood samples showing more than two kinds of plastic. Of course, these results are might not be correct if plastic testing materials were used, that’s why the scientists used syringe needles along with glass tubes to reduce the chances of contamination.
