We Breathe as Much Microplastic as a Credit Card a Week

In recent years, one of the issues that threaten human health microplastics is coming. Particles of very, very small – sometimes invisible to the naked eye – of the plastics we know, have been found in our blood in past researches. even in our brain had been found. A new study reveals that concrete steps must be taken against microplastics.

A study conducted in 2022, microplastics of the respiratory tract He proved that he could reach the depths. According to a new study published in the journal “Physics of Fluids”, the amount of microplastics in the respiratory tract, far beyond expectations revealed that. Let’s take a closer look at this stunning research.

“Every week, a credit card-sized microplastic enters the airways”

Research by a group of scientists from Australia, Iran and Bangladesh has shown that microplastics how it is transported in the upper respiratory tract and they developed a special model to detect the amount of accumulation. Then, simulating this model with microplastics of different sizes and types, the experts reached a remarkable conclusion. A human could inhale as little as 16.2 bits of microplastic per hour. This too inhaling enough microplastics to create a credit card in a week means.

Of course, there is one thing here. The research doesn’t mean that every person breathes the same level of microplastics. After all, the release of microplastics is not the same all over the world. Mohammad S. Islam, one of the authors of the study, stated that the amount of microplastic accumulated in the upper respiratory tract when the respiratory rate increases. is less stated. However, microplastics with a size of 5.56 microns (the largest size used in the study) are found in the upper respiratory tract. there was more. What about the others? They went to the larynx, trachea, and lungs…

Places where microplastics accumulate were also detected!

The research also revealed where microplastics accumulate most in the upper respiratory tract. Accordingly, the microplastics we breathe are the most nasal cavity encompasses the soft palate, tonsils, pharynx, and root of the tongue in the oropharynx was accumulating.

YuanTong Gu, one of the scientists involved in the research, said, “This study is about the presence and potential effects of microplastics in the air we breathe. to more awareness highlights the need.“By using his expressions, he declared that this issue should be taken seriously.