Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

Experts from Arizona State University have developed a technology thanks to which micro- and nanoplastic particles can be found in human organs. To test their technique, they took 47 tissue samples from the lungs, liver, spleen and kidneys from a tissue bank set up to study neurodegenerative diseases. Their results showed that microplastics can be found in every sample.

Scientists, whose work will be presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society, said their method will allow other researchers to determine the levels of contamination of human organs around the world.

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