Plastic Is Building Up in Our Brains — Scientists Say It’s a Global Emergency

Photo caption: Director of the Marine Institute of Plymouth Professor Richard Thompson analyzes micro-plastics in a laboratory at the University of Plymouth, England, on February 27, 2023. Photo credit: Ben Stansall / AFP via Getty Images. Article by Douglas Main, The New Lede. Truthout – August 24, 2024. Article originally published by The New Lede. A version of this article was co-published by The Guardian.

A growing body of scientific evidence shows that microplastics are accumulating in critical human organs, including the brain, alarming findings that highlight a need for more urgent actions to rein in plastic pollution, researchers say. Different studies have detected tiny shards and specks of plastics in human lungs, placentas, reproductive organs, livers, kidneys, knee and elbow joints, blood vessels, and bone marrow. […]

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