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You're inhaling 68,000 bits of microplastic at home every single day | Research out of France has revealed that we're probably harming our lungs without knowing it.
Research out of the University of Toulouse, France, has revealed that we're probably harming our lungs a lot more than we knew. Every day, we're inhaling teeny tiny bits of plastic that are smaller than a speck of dust without even leaving the house – and the findings show the amount is 100 times…
While research is still ongoing, there is concern that long-term exposure to microplastics and their additives may contribute to respiratory problems, disrupt endocrine function and increase risk for neurodevelopmental disorders, reproductive birth defects, infertility, cardiovascular disease, and cancers." To arrive at an accurate scale of the amount of microplastics we're exposed to in our homes and cars, the researchers used an analytical technology called Raman Spectroscopy to study tiny particles with the help of lasers, along with a microscope and free software to count the number of objects in an image. But studies like Yakovenko's can inform the choices we make in the materials we use, the measures we put in place to negate the harmful effects of microplastics, and the health recommendations and standards we enforce to create safe indoor environments.
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