Cite this article Microplastics are everywhere — we need to understand how they affect human health. Nat Med 30, 913 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-024-02968-x Download citation Published19 April 2024 Issue DateApril 2024 DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-024-02968-xSections...
How do plastics, including microplastics and plastic-associated chemicals, affect human health?doi:10.1038/s41591-024-03287-xBhedita J. Seewoohttps://ror.org/0289t9g810000 0005 0277 586XPlastics and Human HealthMinderoo Foundation Perth Western Australia Australia...
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Microplastics break even further into nanoplastics, which are small enough to move through human organs— including the brain — and enter our cells. Nearly everything around you — carpets, curtains, coasters, cups, packaging, clothing, couches, beds — contains plastic, and it all sheds plastic...
In fact, plastic bags that make their way into rivers, lakes, or oceans never completely biodegrade. Instead, they break down into smaller and smaller pieces,eventually becoming “microplastics,”which are less than 5 millimeters long. But although thesemicroplastics aren’t as visually intrusiveas...
Microplastics can be the size of a grain of rice, finer than the width of a human hair, or “nanoplastic” size, which is small enough to infiltrate cells. Because of their size, microplastics can be ingested by a wide range of creatures, including us. ...
Microplastics that wash into rivers, lakes, and bays can have many harmful effects. They may be consumed by fish and other aquatic animals, affecting theirbiochemistry, physiology, reproduction, development, or behavior. These microplastics contain chemical additives, including sub...
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the presence of microplastics has caused inflammation in human cells, and in rats and mice. Yet we do not know how much microplastic humans are exposed to and, therefore, whether the quantities used in laboratory experiments reflect human experience. ...