A review of 3,000 studies suggests that microplastics, tiny plastic particles released into the air from tires and degrading garbage, may be contributing to a range of health issues, including male and female infertility, colon cancer, and poor lung function.
University of California - San FranciscoDec 18 2024 A review of 3,000 studies also suggests these minute plastic air particles may be causing male and female infertility.
These microplastics are basically particulate matter air pollution, and we know this type of air pollution is harmful." Woodruff directs the Program on Reproductive Health & the Environment and is the senior author of the study, which appears Dec. 18 in the journal Environmental Science & Technology.
Related StoriesThe paper is the first systematic review of microplastics using gold standard methods approved by the National Academy of Sciences.
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