In the study, PET plastic, commonly used in beverage bottles, was found in half of the blood samples, polystyrene used in packaging food and other products in one-third, and polyethylene used in making plastic bags in a quarter.
The research showed that microplastics can move around the body and settle in organs.
AMAZING RESULTS
Ecotoxicologist Prof. from Vrije University in the Netherlands. Dick Vethaak said his work is the first indication that polymer particles are present in human blood, pointing out that the results are alarming.
“These particles circulate in our bodies. We also know that babies and young children are more vulnerable to these chemicals. This worries me a lot,” Vethaak said. used the phrases.
Dick Vethaak stressed that much more research is urgently needed on this.