Microplastics and microplastics were found in blood for the first time. What are the hazards?

At present, the demand for plastic products is increasing all over the world. The appearance of plastic products has brought great convenience to our life, and it will also have a certain impact on our health. Some discarded plastic products may not be well recycled or reused in the process of recycling, or they may be directly thrown into garbage dumps, polluting the environment and causing certain harm to human health.

What is microplastics? Microplastics refers to plastic particles with a diameter less than 5 mm, and the common chemical components are polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene and polypropylene. From the appearance, it is usually three-dimensional spherical, two-dimensional planar sheet, one-dimensional linear and irregular. Microplastics can be divided into original ecology and secondary life. The original ecology of microplastics can be used as industrial raw materials or some articles in life. Secondary microplastics is usually produced by discarded garbage.

In addition, these ubiquitous microplastics will have an intangible impact on human health. Research shows that scientists have discovered microplastics in human blood for the first time. These microplastics particles mainly enter the human body through plastic products in daily life. Microplastics granules will exist in many organs after entering human body, and microplastics granules will exist in human body for a long time, which will cause serious harm to health.

What's the harm of microplastics? Microplastics will enter the human body in many ways. After microplastics enters the human body, it is difficult to be metabolized by the body. If you stay in the human body for a long time, it will have a serious impact on lung health, which may lead to cancer in the long run.

Microplastics is difficult to degrade. After entering the human body, it cannot be decomposed and metabolized in time. Long-term accumulation in the body will affect the normal functions of the digestive system and immune system, and it is also easy to cause diseases of the blood and lymphatic system.

It is found that microplastics can enter the body in many ways, causing harm to the body, especially those who work and live in a high-concentration plastic environment for a long time, which may easily lead to an increase in the incidence of pneumonia. Therefore, it is suggested that in order to reduce the harm of microplastics to human body, disposable plastic products should be avoided as far as possible, and long-term working and living in the environment with high concentration in microplastics should be avoided.