The size of these microplastics can be less than 5 millimeters or 1 nanometer. This plastic is getting deposited inside the body through food and drinks. In the last 8 years, a lot of plastic has got deposited in the brain.
According to a CNN report, in the year 2024, a dead body was thoroughly tested in the lab. Then research was done on microplastics in it. In which the age of that person was 45 or 50.
It was observed that 4800 micrograms of plastic has accumulated in the person’s brain. This means that today our brain is 99.5% brain and the rest is plastic.
Matthew Campen, Regent Professor of Pharmaceutical Science at the University of New Mexico, USA and lead author of the study, said that compared to the year 2016, plastic is accumulating rapidly in the past years. Due to which the risk of diseases has increased.
Small plastic particles have a very bad effect on the brain. Dead body tests have revealed that more plastic has accumulated in the brain than in the kidneys and liver.
Published at : 24 Aug 2024 05:49 PM (IST)
