A study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology for found microplastics in the hearts and blood of humans undergoing cardiac surgery.
Microplastics Found In Human Hearts For First Time, Showing Impact Of Pollution::A study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology for found microplastics in the hearts and blood of humans undergoing cardiac surgery.
The paper mentions controlling for accidental exposure during surgery, although it is also behind a paywall, so it’s not possible to tell whether they might have been more exposed to plastic because of whatever heart issues required surgery in the first place, or whether it is something that might also be in healthy humans.
On a side note, why is this in !technology, anyhow? It doesn’t seem all that tech-related, except maybe in terms of the plastic discussion.
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Link to the paper: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.2c07179
The paper mentions controlling for accidental exposure during surgery, although it is also behind a paywall, so it’s not possible to tell whether they might have been more exposed to plastic because of whatever heart issues required surgery in the first place, or whether it is something that might also be in healthy humans.
On a side note, why is this in !technology, anyhow? It doesn’t seem all that tech-related, except maybe in terms of the plastic discussion.