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Microplastics were found in human lung tissue – with the most common particles being polypropylene and PET, often used in plastic packaging.

LONDON, April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- POLLING of the British public has revealed that 77 percent believe that further research should be urgently undertaken to establish the harm caused to human

There may be microscopic pieces of plastic water bottles or shopping bags floating around in your bloodstream. A study published in Environment International found microplastics in human blood for the first time. Furthermore, the tiny pieces of plastic were found in nearly 80 percent of the people tested.

In a first, scientists find microplastics in human blood Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.

We already knew we ingest microscopic pieces of plastic by eating and breathing, but now research suggests microplastics are in our bloodstream, too.

Microplastics were found in the blood of nearly 80% of people in a recent study published in Environment International, marking the first time the particles have ever been detected in human blood.

Exclusive: The discovery shows the particles can travel around the body and may lodge in organs

For the first time, microplastic contamination has been discovered in human blood, with scientists discovering the microscopic particles in nearly 80% of those examined, reports The Guardian.

Out of 22 blood donors, 17 had microplastics in their blood, reports scientists at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands.