As someone with a less than average understanding of medicine and health in general, I don't know what to do with this information other than be sad and concerned.
As someone with a less than average understanding of medicine and health in general, I don't know what to do with this information other than be sad and concerned.
Wait until you hear about all the chemicals you inhale out in nature as well. Fine silicon dioxide particles can cause silicosis. Don't go to the beach!!
Same. No training to identify concern vs FUD in health news, but I'm erring on side of caution. We are limiting exposure to plastic drink bottles in general (sport drinks in plastic during/after children sporting events are common where I live)
> The researchers say that this new technique will help to advance our understanding of human exposure to nanoplastics.
Note my emphasis on "new technique"
> In the future, the researchers will apply this approach to analyze more environmental samples, such as tap water, indoor and outdoor air samples, and biological tissues.
This is clearly a novel research technique, and this article is about some of the earliest findings.