ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Microplastics are a growing concern globally.
These tiny pieces of plastic are found in the sea, land, and air. According to the World Economic Forum, they’ve also been detected in the human body.
The average person consumes 74,000 to 121,000 microplastic particles a year. Duke researchers cite a recent study that says every hour people around the world discard 5.7 million toothpaste tubes, 570,000 cell phones, and 2.3 million pairs of sneakers. Another recent study found that microplastics can harm the digestive, respiratory, endocrine, reproductive, immune systems, and have been linked to cancer, Parkinson’s, and dementia…