Humans breathe in more than 70,000 microplastic particles every day, new research suggests

Study Reveals The Shocking Amount of Plastic We Breathe in Every Day : ScienceAlert

According to a new study, humans can inhale more than 70,000 microplastic particles each day in an indoor environment – far more than previously thought.

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Yikes: a fresh study out of France finds we inhale over 70,000 microplastic particles every single day in indoor spaces—about 528 particles per m³ in apartments and a whopping 2,238 per m³ in cars. Even scarier, 94% of those bits are under 10 µm, small enough to burrow deep into your lungs, and that’s roughly 100 times higher than previous estimates.

What happens next? Scientists aren’t 100% sure, but mounting evidence links these particles to cancer, fertility issues, stroke and other health headaches. The team behind the research says we urgently need more studies into how this plastic dust behaves in our bodies and, crucially, how to slash our exposure.