Scientists question whether alarming reports of plastic particles in human organs are accurate or the result of laboratory contamination.
- Professor of Animal Development, Leiden University
Natural and synthetic chewing gum release microplastics. But there is still no evidence that they cause harm.
Oito de 15 cérebros examinados na pesquisa que contou com cientistas da Universidade de São Paulo (USP) tinham microplásticos em seus bulbos olfativos
Eight out of the 15 brains studied had microplastics in their olfactory bulbs.
Nanoplastics have been found in the brain, lungs, arteries, semen and placenta. But the harms are still unknown.
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