> Microplastics cause damage to human cells in the laboratory at the levels known to be eaten by people via their food, a study has found
> In March, a study showed tiny plastic particles in the lungs of pregnant rats pass rapidly into the hearts, brains and other organs of their foetuses. In December, microplastics were revealed in the placentas of unborn babies ... In October, ... that babies fed formula milk in plastic bottles were swallowing millions of particles a day
> Humans are exposed to microplastics (MPs) daily via ingestion and inhalation. It is not known whether this results in adverse health effects and, if so, at what levels of exposure ... Seventeen studies were included in the rapid review and eight in the meta-regression. Four biological endpoints displayed MP-associated effects: cytotoxicity, immune response, oxidative stress, barrier attributes, and one did not (genotoxicity)
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 10.9 ms ] thread> In March, a study showed tiny plastic particles in the lungs of pregnant rats pass rapidly into the hearts, brains and other organs of their foetuses. In December, microplastics were revealed in the placentas of unborn babies ... In October, ... that babies fed formula milk in plastic bottles were swallowing millions of particles a day
In occasion of research article A rapid review and meta-regression analyses of the toxicological impacts of microplastic exposure in human cells, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S03043...
> Humans are exposed to microplastics (MPs) daily via ingestion and inhalation. It is not known whether this results in adverse health effects and, if so, at what levels of exposure ... Seventeen studies were included in the rapid review and eight in the meta-regression. Four biological endpoints displayed MP-associated effects: cytotoxicity, immune response, oxidative stress, barrier attributes, and one did not (genotoxicity)