How Concerned Should We Be About Microplastics?

How Concerned Should We Be About Microplastics?

Microplastics have already made their way into our food and water supply and knowingly or unknowingly we are consuming them. Plastic less than 5 millimeters in size is considered a microplastic and can be present in body lotions, bottled water, etc that we use frequently in our daily life. The presence of microplastics in bottled water has been found significantly higher than tap water. The small size of the microplastics makes them easily enter our bloodstream and even our livers.  Therefore, we must voluntarily remove the plastic waste from our societies so that it doesn’t decay into smaller pieces and end up as microplastics in our air, water, and food.

Disclaimer: The above article has been aggregated by a computer program and summarised by an Steamdaily specialist. You can read the original article at scientificamerican
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