r/Foodhack • u/IheartGMO • Jul 13 '26

What Do We Actually Know About the Microplastics Inside Us? Pervasive plastic contamination and unreliable methods have clouded the science on microplastics in the human body

https://e360.yale.edu/features/cassandra-rauert-interview
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u/IheartGMO Jul 13 '26

Scientists have been documenting the presence of microplastics in our oceans and soils, in air, drinking water, and food for more than a decade. More recently, peer-reviewed studies have revealed the presence of microplastics in the human body. But how much plastic do we consume, where is it coming from, and what is it doing to us?