Microplastics equivalent of 3 million plastic bottles fall from sky in Auckland every year. The University of Auckland investigation found that polyethylene (PE) was the main substance found, followed by polycarbonate (PC) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
Researchers discovered 74 metric tonnes of microplastics in Auckland's atmosphere, the equivalent of three million plastic bottles per year.
The University of Auckland study (read below), published in Environmental Science & Technology, discovered that the microplastics were so minuscule that they might be inhaled and accumulate in the human body.
The smallest particles, nanoplastics, have the capacity to penetrate cells, traverse the blood-brain barrier, and accumulate in organs such as the testicles, liver, and brain. Plastics have been found in the placenta as well.
"Microplastics have also been detected in human lungs and in the lung tissue of cancer patients, indicating that the inhalation of atmospheric...
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