City workers remove plastics and other garbage floating on a river in Manaus, Brazil’s Amazonas state, last month. Photo: AP
Microplastics found in humans’ lungs, kidneys, spleen, placenta: ‘They’re everywhere’
- Scientific studies are increasingly detecting microplastics in some human organs – with uncertain implications
- Chemicals found in plastics can affect growth, metabolism, blood sugar, blood pressure and even reproduction when ingested by animals
City workers remove plastics and other garbage floating on a river in Manaus, Brazil’s Amazonas state, last month. Photo: AP
