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BellingenNSW<p>Levels of microplastics in human brains may be rapidly rising, study suggests</p><p>"The exponential rise in microplastic pollution over the past 50 years may be reflected in increasing contamination in human brains, according to a new study."</p><p>"The human body is widely contaminated by microplastics. They have also been found in blood, semen, breast milk, placentas and bone marrow. The impact on human health is largely unknown, but they have been linked to strokes and heart attacks".<br>&gt;&gt;<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/03/levels-of-microplastics-in-human-brains-may-be-rapidly-rising-study-suggests" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/feb/03/levels-of-microplastics-in-human-brains-may-be-rapidly-rising-study-suggests</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/anthropogenic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anthropogenic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microplastics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/nanoplastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nanoplastic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MNP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/polyethylene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polyethylene</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PolymerBasedParticulates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolymerBasedParticulates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/body" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>body</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/OneHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OneHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a></p>