Scientists warn, micro plastic particles can harm our health

Singapore: Scientists are increasingly concerned about microplastics or plastic particles smaller than five millimeters, whether they can harm human health. Studies show that these particles are widely present in our environment, in everyday objects in homes and offices, in oceans, rivers, soil and rain. People end up with more particles than the amount of these chemicals they remove from the body over time. A recent analysis identified more than 10,000 specific chemicals used in plastics, most of which are not properly regulated globally. Research suggests that we ingest somewhere in excess of a million microscopic plastic particles every day. Microplastics are now being found in fish, in the bodies of surgical patients, in the blood of unknown blood donors, and in the milk of lactating mothers.

No studies have yet come out to confirm a link between microplastics and their health effects, although researchers have pointed out that chemicals found in plastics have been linked to cancer, heart disease, obesity and poor fetal development. are associated with a number of health problems such as According to the World Health Organisation, excessive amounts of microplastics in our bodies can damage cells. All stakeholders agree that steps should be taken to prevent micro plastics.

In their warning about pollution, the researchers said that the consumption of microplastics can cause health risks that cannot be reduced. They believe that five grams of plastic particles reach the human body every week. This is equivalent to the weight of a credit card. Having plastics in the diet of cattle can leach microplastics into the meat and dairy products we use in everyday life.

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