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A preprint is a study which has not yet been peer-reviewed and published in a journal.
Brain samples contained 7 to 30 times more tiny shards of plastic than samples from the cadavers’ kidneys and liver.
Nanoplastics hijack’ their way into the brain, experts say.
“It’s important not to scare the hell out of people, because the science in this space is still evolving,” Boston College professor says.
The human brain is about 60% fat by weight, far more than any other organ.
Diet is the main route of exposure for micro- and nanoplastics .
Polyethylene was found in greater quantities in the brain than in the liver or kidney.
Microplastic particles carry with them all the thousands of chemicals that are in plastics.
A March 2024 study found 1 liter of bottled water contained 240,000 plastic particles from seven types of plastics.
90% of those were nanoplastics.
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