Plastic in Our Blood: Understanding Health Impacts of Microplastic Exposure
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Learn about the alarming presence of microplastics in human bodies through this 29-minute Harvard University video exploring the global plastic crisis. Discover how humans produce 430 million tons of plastic annually, with most being briefly used before disposal. Join host Samantha Laine Perfas alongside experts Don Ingber (cell biologist), Mary Johnson (environmental health scientist), and Philip Demokritou (nanomaterial researcher) as they examine the detection of microplastics in human bloodstreams, lungs, and organs, while investigating the potential health implications of this concerning development and humanity's problematic relationship with plastic consumption.
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Plastic in our blood? That’s a problem.
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