Medical infusion bags can release microplastics

Medical infusion bags can release microplastics

Microplastics have been found almost everywhere that scientists have looked for them. Now these bits of plastic -- from 1 to 62 micrometers long -- have been found in the filtered solutions used for medical intravenous (IV) infusions. The researchers estimate that thousands of plastic particles could be delivered directly to a person's bloodstream from a single 8.4-ounce (250-milliliter) bag of infusion fluid.

Danger from the drip: Microplastics can be found in medical infusion solutions, as scientists have discovered. Even from a 250-milliliter bag with saline solution, around 2,000 plastic particles could enter our bloodstream directly. The only few micrometers small plastic particles are likely to dissolve out of the plastic of the infusion bags. Can this contamination be prevented? If a patient in the hospital or in a doctor's office receives an i…

Medical infusion bags can release microplastics, study shows - American Chemical Society

According to research published in the ACS partner journal Environment & Health, microplastics — particles from 1 to 62 micrometers long — are present in the filtered solutions used for medical intravenous (IV) infusions. The researchers estimate that thousands of plastic particles could be delivered directly to a person’s bloodstream from a single 8.4-ounce (250-milliliter) bag of infusion fluid.

Medical infusion bags can release microplastics, study shows

According to research published in the ACS partner journal Environment & Health, microplastics are present in the filtered solutions used for medical intravenous (IV) infusions. The researchers estimate that thousands of plastic particles could be delivered directly to a person's bloodstream from a single 8.4-ounce (250-milliliter) bag of infusion fluid.