Microplastic Pollution in Homes, Study Finds
A new study of microplastic pollution in the home has revealed that we may be breathing in up to 7000 microplastic particles a day, 100 times the amount the researchers predicted.
Experts say microplastic pollution now has the potential to be a health threat that ranks alongside, or is worse than, asbestos and tobacco.
The research was commissioned for the British television program Good Morning Britain, and aired on an exclusive special this morning.
Here at Herculean Strength we’ve been reporting regularly on the microplastic menace over the last year. Just a few weeks ago, we reported that babies appear to be riddled with microplastics, having up to 15 times adult levels in their bodies.
The researchers behind that shocking study think that the way babies are consuming such high levels of microplastics is through chew-toys like dummies and from crawling around on carpets that contain microplastics.
