Microplastic particles found in human organs by US scientists

theguardian.com

6 points·throwaway888abc··5 comments

Imagine all the micro-petrochemicals in human tissue from the hundreds of thousands of years of inhaling volatile compounds in fire and coal smoke.

Could we not argue that we have evolved under consistent exposure to petrochemical volatiles?

Or are these microplastics different? They seem extremely stable if they're so persistent in the environment, couldn't that suggests they do not react much at all (at least much much less than coal smoke) and are therefore pretty benign?

These are quite some assumptions. Low chemical reactivity could limit consequences, but it is speculation to say there aren't any.

And those micro-petrochemicals probably weren't really a health benefit either. Why so dismissive of this?

Everyone a bit interested knew that using a pet bottle introduces plastic into your body, but don't think using glass bodies has protected you from absorbing plastics.

Have they been absorbed, as in reacted to create novel compounds? If the plastic does not react with the organic molecules in our body, isn't this a little like worrying WiFi will cause cancer (non-ionizing EM)?

How do you think will it get out of your liver again? Strong transpiration?

I dont know but I'd like to. How does that work?

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