Microplastics Health Effects

The cluster focuses on debates about the presence, sources (like tires and food), accumulation, and potential harm of microplastics to human health and the environment, with questions on evidence from studies.

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Sample Comments

ranUltra Mar 26, 2023 View on HN

Look at micro plastics, you will find your answers there.

peakskill Nov 6, 2023 View on HN

How about microplastics in the body? :^]

nso Aug 13, 2022 View on HN

Has microplastics been proven unsafe?

hammock Aug 22, 2024 View on HN

What is the evidence that Microplastics are harmful?

hassleblad23 Feb 4, 2025 View on HN

Do we know the effects of these microplastics accumulated in our bodies?

weberer Aug 10, 2022 View on HN

And eat microplastics? No thanks.

xorfish Apr 16, 2019 View on HN

How dangerous are microplastics?

11235813213455 Oct 19, 2019 View on HN

Apparently plastics micro-particles is harming life in the soil, in oceans, rivers, everywhere

vagab0nd Aug 21, 2018 View on HN

Serious question: What harm does microplastics do to human body?

takerjop Mar 17, 2024 View on HN

Nothing will happen. Microplastics that get into human comes mostly from tyres. Since 5 decades ago, we did nothing to solve those old tyres and now realizing the grinded down tyre powder is health hazard. Nothing to see.