[Harder] Micoplastics found in human heart for first time

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While many of us are aware of the environmental damage done by plastic, fewer people know about the threat from the ubiquity(편재) of microplastics.

Scientists first found them in our bodies more than a decade ago.

Worryingly(걱정스럽게도), researchers have now found them in the human heart.

Scientists at the Beijing Anzhen Hospital in China collected cardiac(심장의) tissue samples from 15 patients undergoing heart surgery.

After analyzing the samples, they discovered tiny pieces of plastic, from a multitude(다수) of sources.

They included a plastic commonly used as a shatter-proof(비산 방지 설계가 된) alternative to glass, a polythene(폴리에틸렌) widely used in clothing and food containers, and a polyvinyl(폴리비닐) chloride(염화물) used in construction.

 

The scientists reported finding, "tens to thousands of (수십에서 수천의) individual microplastic pieces in most tissue samples."

Chemicals from microplastics are released into the body, potentially leading to allergic reactions, cancer, cell death, and chronic(만성적인) inflammation(염증), among other complications(합병증).

Scientists reckon(~라고 생각하다) the average person consumes around five grams of microplastics a week, or 52,000 particles a year.

Microplastics are so prevalent(널리 퍼져 있는) that they make up 39 percent of dust particles in our homes.

Scientists say these tiny shards(조각) are near-impossible to remove from the body.

They say it is becoming critical to limit the amount of plastic we breathe in(숨을 들이쉬다), ingest(섭취하다), swallow or absorb(흡수하다).