Microplastics have been found in our food, drinks and even in human placentas. Now, researchers say they have found the first-ever evidence of microplastics in human blood.
Researchers have documented evidence of microplastics found in human blood for the first time, according to a recent study conducted in the Netherlands. on March 24, observed the blood of 22 healthy, non-fasting volunteers and subsequently, 17 out of the 22 people tested positive for having microplastics in their blood.
Also present was polymers of styrene, otherwise known as polystyrene, which is made "from the monomer styrene, a liquid hydrocarbon that is commercially manufactured from petroleum," according toPolystyrene is widely used in the food industry to create containers, cups, utensils, plates and bowls. These findings show just how easily microplastics can make their way into the human body apart from ingesting it or breathing it in.
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