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Brain tissue may contain higher amounts of microplastics than other organs: Study
The brain may contain higher — and more significant — amounts of microplastics than other organs in the body, according to a new study.
Researchers from the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma State University, Duke University and La Universidad del Valle en Cali in Colombia analyzed brain, liver and kidney samples from 47 cadavers.
The results, published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine, found that brain samples contained far more microplastics than the other organs — roughly 10 times more. The average amount, 4,800 micrograms per gram of microplastics in brain tissue, was found to be equivalent to the amount found in a standard plastic spoon, according to the study.
