Microplastics Inhaled Lodge in Airways; Humans Inhale Equiv 1 Credit Card A Week 💳
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Microplastics You Inhale Are Getting Lodged in Airways, June 13, 2023, U.S. News.
-- Humans are inhaling microplastics from the degradation of plastic products in the environment, and these tiny plastic particles are sticking in human airways, according to researchers.
People inhale about 16.2 bits of these microplastics every hour --- the equivalent of a whole credit card each week --- according to a study published June 13 in Physics of Fluids. These microplastics usually contain toxic chemicals.
“This study emphasizes the need for greater awareness of the presence and potential health impacts of microplastics in the air we breathe,” study co-author YuanTong Gu said in a journal news release. He's a professor at Queensland University of Technology in Australia.
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2023-06-13/microplastics-you-inhale-are-getting-lodged-in-airways
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