Plastic pollution: Microplastics from our plastic waste have been a problem in our environment, and now they are being detected in the blood and lungs of living people for the first time. – AFPMicroplastics are plastic pieces smaller than 5mm in length, found in the environment due to plastic pollution.Such news, as put very bluntly by our Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, “is mega screwed up”.
Nurdles, which are plastic pellets used to make other plastic products, are a common source of microplastic pollution. But globally, there has yet to be any conclusive findings on the effects of microplastics on our bodies. It’s also time for everyone to be more aware of this problem and do our part to manage plastic waste, in line with Earth Day marked on Friday .“Secondary microplastics are from larger plastics such as degraded plastic bags,” Tahirah says.
“It would lead to the mass of microplastics in oceans and beaches more than doubling between 2020 and 2050,” she says.For humans, the effects of microplastics in our bodies are still unknown but the signs don’t look good. Dr Chan believes the most concerning part is the leaching of chemicals from the microplastics into our body.“Certain dyes, especially from benzidine-based ones from the 1970s and 80s are known to cause cancer,” says Dr Chan, a registered toxicologist under the American Board of Toxicology.
There are some who discourage people from eating seafood like fish and cockles as it may have consumed microplastics from the ocean.“What we can do is to carefully select certain types and sizes of fish for consumption.“Predatory fish like catfish tend to accumulate more pollutants compared to non-predatory fish like carp,” he says.
Filter feeders are animals that feed on particles strained out of water by circulating them through their system.
There's a company here that releases smoke that smells like plastic, when its about to rain. 😏
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