Researchers at Amsterdam's VU University used special glass tools to carry out the research. Half of the samples contained PET, a type of polyester used to make plastic bottles. In a third of cases they found polystyrene, a packaging material often used for food. Microplastics, up to 5 mm in size, are a result of the deterioration of plastic waste.
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Microplastics Have Made It To Human Blood, Scientists Find For The First Time
According to the researchers, plastic particles can enter the human body from air as well as through food and drink
Microplastics found in human blood for first time, scientists say
Researchers in the Netherlands have detected microplastics for the first time in human blood, with the tiny plastic particles from food wrappers and beverage bottles reported in nearly 80 per cent of the small sample of people tested.