[Microplastics have entered the blood, lungs, liver, kidneys, placenta, when did it enter the brain?] 】
The participation of microplastics in the body's metabolic cycle has long been nothing new.
In 2018, the Medical University of Vienna found microplastics in the stool, confirming that microplastics enter the intestine.
In 2020, International Environment reported that microplastics were found in the placenta of healthy women.
Microplastic particles in the placenta are smaller than 10 microns and may come from product packaging and personal care products such as toothpaste and lipstick that the mother uses daily.
In 2022, a Dutch research team tested blood samples from 22 healthy volunteers, 80 percent of which found microplastics.
Half of the blood samples contain PET plastic, which is the material for beverage bottles.
More than a third of the samples had polystyrene, which is the material for disposable plates.
Do you think that microplastics are eaten into the belly through diet?
Yes, but this is not comprehensive enough, microplastics can still breathe into the body.
In 2022, a team from the University of Hull in the United Kingdom found microplastics in the lung tissue of living patients.
The team collected 13 samples, 11 of which contained microplastics.
It is usually the material of ordinary household goods, such as clothing, bags and bottles.
Will microplastics break through the blood-brain barrier and enter the brain? This is unknown.
It seems that before humans become steel warriors, they are likely to become plastic people.
Resources:
1、Detection of microplastics in human lung tissue using μFTIR spectroscopy, Science of The Total Environment (2022)
2、 Discovery and quantification of plastic particle pollution in human blood, Environment International (2022)
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