if artificial plastics are (mostly) chemically inert, why do they pose such a high biological risk to lifeforms?

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We keep hearing the word “microplastic” in our foods, seas, and ground, but if they do not react with most chemicals, why are they a problem in our bodies? Wouldn’t they just ignore them?

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There inertness is precisely the problem… they get stuck in places in our body they shouldn’t be and there is no way to remove them because they’re chemical inertness prevents the body’s filtration and detoxing systems from (kidney+liver) getting rid of them. Think about drugs for example, your body can eventually get rid of it coz if it’s reactivity but it can never get rid of micro plastics, and there build up can eventually lead to mechanical issues in the body possibly

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