Microplastics from food packaging and used bottles found deep in the lungs of living people for the first time
Scientists have found tiny pieces of plastic in the lungs of living humans, adding to concerns about the impact of microplastics on health.
Bits of plastic dust have been floating around our environment for as long as humans have been using plastic, but scientists have only recently started investigating how these particles may affect our health. Microplastics are by definition smaller than a pencil eraser, so humans and animals may inhale or ingest them without knowing.
