(HealthDay)—Microscopic bits of plastic have most likely taken up residence in all of the major filtering organs in your body, a new lab study suggests.
Researchers found evidence of plastic contamination intissue samples taken from the lungs, liver, spleen and kidneys of donated human cadavers.
"We have detected these chemicals of plastics in every single organ that we have investigated," said senior researcher Rolf Halden, director of the Arizona State University (ASU) Biodesign Center for Environmental Health Engineering.
There's long been concern that the chemicals in plastics could have a wide range of health effects ranging from diabetes and obesity to sexual dysfunction and infertility.
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Might explain why so many gays and the behavior of this younger generation
ReplyDeletePrecisely why I drink 100 proof whiskey.
ReplyDeleteIt does make you think. You know the companies or government won't allow this minor detail get in the way of billions.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's even in THOSE organs.
ReplyDeleteThe plastics generations are experiencing shorter lifespans than their parents and grandparents. Could there be a connection?
ReplyDeleteScience now has the ability to detect if the minutest amount of anything.
ReplyDeleteBig headline. No story.