It feels like every few weeks i see an article about microplastics being in the human body. As i understand plastics are inert so why do we expect them to be any more harmful than normal dust?
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Anything that isn’t supposed to be in our bodies is a potential concern. We don’t yet know the full effects of prolonged exposure to microplastics but the fact that they are inert and non-biodegradable means that once they get into you they don’t come out for a long, long time. Solid masses like those could cause organ damage or block the flow of bodily fluids or cause other unexpected issues if they accumulate too much, but the main concern right now is we just don’t know how to get rid of them.
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