It seems that more and more sources of microplastics are being discovered every day from tea bags to clothing and chewing gum. Since plastic doesn’t biodegrade, it continues to break down into smaller and smaller particles. Microplastics are less than 5 millimeters long—about the size of a pencil eraser—and experts are increasingly concerned about how they can impact our health.
According to recent research, the plastics industry utilizes over 16,000 chemicals in its products. Over a quarter of those have been deemed hazardous to human health and the environment. Those chemicals include highly toxic agents that can disrupt the endocrine and nervous systems, and could potentially lead to cancer.
Additionally, a 2024 report in the New England Journal of Medicine found that among patients who were undergoing surgery for carotid artery disease, those who had microplastics in the plaque lining their arteries were at a 4.5 times greater risk of experiencing a heart atta
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