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=====Health impacts of microplastic exposure===== | |||
[https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-03388-7 by Karen O’Leary 13/12/24 naturemedicine] | |||
Microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) are everywhere — the oceans, air, soil and food supply — but evidence of their effects on human tissues and organs has been limited mostly to preclinical analyses. In March, a prospective observational study examined carotid plaque specimens from 257 people who underwent a surgical procedure to unblock arteries — and identified MNPs (specifically, polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride) in the carotid artery plaques of more than half of all participants. | |||
=====Currently monitored microplastics pose negligible ecological risk to the global ocean===== | =====Currently monitored microplastics pose negligible ecological risk to the global ocean===== | ||
[https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-79304-z by Ricardo Beiras 17/12/20 Scientific reports] | [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-79304-z by Ricardo Beiras 17/12/20 Scientific reports] | ||
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In Microplastics, a Reporter Sees the Big Picture
By Nina Agrawal 25/04/2025 The New York Times
As a health reporter covering chronic diseases for The New York Times, I often get ideas for articles from new medical research. And as someone who grew up near the ocean, I have long been aware of the vast amounts of plastic we as a society use and throw away — and the detrimental effects that such waste can have on the environment.
So in February, when I came across a study about the buildup of microplastics inside of human brains and other tissue, I was immediately curious.
In the study, researchers at the University of New Mexico described a novel way to identify and measure the amount of microplastics inside human bodies. They also showed that over time, as the amount of plastic in the environment has increased, so too has the level of microplastics in our brains.
