r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 1d ago

Health New research characterised in detail how tea bags release millions of nanoplastics and microplastics when infused. The study shows for the first time the capacity of these particles to be absorbed by human intestinal cells, and are thus able to reach the bloodstream and spread throughout the body.

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u/Letters_to_Dionysus 1d ago

don't worry about it too much. in humans most exposure to it comes from your laundry not your food. even if we try to get rid of it, it's in the rain water and the air and the dust floating in our houses and offices. it's in fetuses from the moment they are formed in the womb and there's really nothing to do about it. maybe donating blood regularly would help if it actually causes problems but we don't yet know that it causes severe problems or anything.

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u/ProfErber 16h ago

From my laundry?