Microplastic Pollution in Indoor Air
Experts confirm that we breathe up to 68,000 microplastics a day into our lungs.
Microplastics are tiny fragments of plastic, usually less than 5 mm in size, that come from larger objects that have broken down or are manufactured.
A study published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE, led by Nadiia Yakovenko of the University of Toulouse, reveals shocking figures about indoor air quality.
The research challenges the perception that homes are free from pollution and contamination, highlighting the microscopic threat of microplastic pollution (MPs) that is invisible to the human eye.
We tend to think of our homes as an impregnable refuge from the outside world.
Author's summary: Microplastics pollute indoor air.