<p>Microplastics are everywhere – they’re in the air, in the water and in our bodies.</p><p>There’s plenty of evidence for that, but it’s still unclear what effects these microplastics are having on our health.</p><p>Norman and Tegan unpack what we do and don’t know about these tiny specs of plastic, and what you might be able to do about them.</p><p>References:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666911022000247">Ingested microplastics: Do humans eat one credit card per week?</a></li><li><a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9885170/">A review of the endocrine disrupting effects of micro and nano plastic and their associated chemicals in mammals</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-3964(24)00405-5/fulltext">Association of mixed exposure to microplastics with sperm dysfunction: a multi-site study in China</a><a> </a></li><li><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651325002040">First evidence of microplastics in human ovarian follicular fluid: An emerging threat to female fertility</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2309822">Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Atheromas and Cardiovascular Events | New England Journal of Medicine</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-03453-1">Bioaccumulation of microplastics in decedent human brains | Nature Medicine</a></li><li><p><a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/chewing-gum-releases-hundreds-of-microplastics-in-your-mouth-study-finds">Chewing Gum Releases Hundreds of Microplastics In Your Mouth, Study Finds</a></p></li></ul>
