Inthis study, researchers found that microplastics can stretch the outer membranes of red blood cells, causing them to become deformed. It’s believed that by destabilizing the membrane of red blood cells, microplastics may limit their ability to transport oxygen. (24) Our bodies use red blood ...
are doing the same because we are finding microplastics not only in human blood and guts and lungs and all sorts of other tissues, we're finding them in placentas and we're finding them in an infant's first feces, which means that the child has been exposed to microplastics, through the...
Mechanical fragmentation is an essential process that reduces larger plastic items into MPs and NPs in aquatic environments. Physical forces, such as wave action, sediment abrasion, and particle collisions, contribute significantly to the breakdown of plastics, especially in rivers, shorelines, and estu...
and blood alternation of biomarkers of neurotoxicity. Lu et al. (2018) reported reduced body and liver weight, reduced mucin excretion in the colon, decreased fat metabolism and reduced abundance of microbiota in mice after exposure with high doses of 0.5 and 50 μm pristine PS particles. ...
Due to the widespread use and durability of synthetic polymers, plastic debris occurs in the environment worldwide. In the present work, information on sources and fate of microplastic particles in the aquatic and terrestrial environment, and on their up
Exposure to MPs and associated chemicals likely has also adverse effects on the human health (Barboza et al., 2018a; Campanale et al., 2020; Prata et al., 2020; Ferrante et al., 2022), and a recent study documenting the presence of MPs in human blood (Leslie et al., 2022) ...
The presence of microplastics in the whole trophic network including humans has been documented by a plethora of studies. When microplastics are introduced into the trophic structure, the routine functions of the biotic systems play a role as vectors of contaminants. At each higher level of the ...
In the domestic realm, kitchens have become significant epicenters for MPs pollution. A plethora of kitchen utensils, encompassing coated non-stick pans, plastic cutting boards, and disposable utensils, are known to release substantial quantities of MPs particles in everyday use, which can then be...
Thisleads to the synthesis of cortisol (or corticosterone in rats), by the adrenal glands, which also regulate various gastrointestinal functions. Toxic additives found on MP surfaces can penetrate lipid bilayers and blood-brain barriers, disrupting the normal function of hypothalamic axes like the ...
Microplastics have now been found in the brain, the arteries, lungs, placenta, even in breast milk and your blood. And these microplastics can come from all sorts of different sources, including those plastic water bottles. They can expose us to microplastics. ...