Science Microplastics are found in human BLOOD for the first time

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    Microplastics are found in human BLOOD for the first time as scientists warn particles could travel around the body and become lodged in organs
    • Dutch researchers took blood samples from 22 anonymous healthy adult donors
    • A total of 17, or 77.2 per cent, were found to have microplastics in their samples
    • Microplastics are tiny pieces of plastic less than 0.2 of an inch (5mm) in diameter
    • Scientists are still trying to determine the effect of ingesting these tiny particles
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10648011/Microplastics-human-BLOOD-time.html
     
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    WE INHALE UP TO 7,000 PARTICLES EVERY DAY, SHOCK NEW STUDY REVEALS

    Microplastic particles are now so rife that we breathe in up to 7,000 every day, shocking research shows.

    The total was 100 times higher than expected – posing a potential health threat that could rank alongside asbestos or tobacco, experts said.

    The study used highly sensitive equipment to count tiny particles less than 10 microns in size – just a tenth of the width of a human hair.

    The highest concentration was in the room of an eight-year-old girl because her bedding, carpet and soft toys were all made from synthetic materials.
     
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    BlazerWookee UNTILT THE DAMN PINWHEEL!

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    1/5"?

    That's not what I'd call "micro."
     
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    Nope. In fact, fuck the Clean Water Act. Just because. $$$$
     

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