Scientists Find Microplastics Deep Inside Human Lungs

According to The Guardian, scientists have found microplastic in the lungs of living people for the first time.

The samples were analyzed by the team. Microplastics were found in 11 out of 13 samples, an alarming data point about the permeation of plastic into the natural world and even our own bodies.

Polypropylene and PET, two common and widely used types of plastic, were the most common findings.

We did not expect to find the highest number of particles in the lower regions of the lungs.

It is surprising as the airways are smaller in the lower parts of the lungs and we would have expected particles of these sizes to be trapped before getting this deep.

It's another instance of microplastic being found pervading practically every aspect of nature, from the summit of Mount Everest to the depths of the Mariana Trench.

Scientists found traces of microplastic pollution in human blood in just shy of 80 percent of participants.

A recent study found that humans consume 100,000 particles from drinking from plastic bottles alone.

We are only beginning to understand how plastic could end up impacting human health, and it is a sobering reminder.

Microplastics were found in the lungs of living people for the first time.

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