The article discusses the alarming impact of plastic pollution on human health, noting that tiny bits of plastic are increasingly found in our bodies, particularly in organs such as arteries, kidneys, and livers. Despite the rising evidence of microplastics infiltrating the food chain, air, and water, there is a lack of understanding regarding their effects on human health. The author criticizes the U.S. government's failure to regulate the plastic industry effectively and highlights concerns over an administration favoring fossil fuel interests over environmental health.
Our brains are full of plastic. This was the fun news I read earlier this week while picking up dinner take-out, packed in plastic containers, crammed in a plastic bag and accompanied by Styrofoam cups.
Everything that goes into our bodies gets filtered through our livers and kidneys, so maybe it's not a big surprise that bits of plastic find their way into those organs.
The findings that our oceans, food, soil and air are teeming with tiny bits of Tupperware highlight a growing concern about plastic pollution.
Meanwhile, we do not know what all this plastic is doing to us. And no one currently in charge seems to care.
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