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Microplastics used in food packaging and paint are found in live human VEINS for the first time
- Researchers analysed tissue collected during heart bypass surgery
- They found 15 microplastic particles per gram of vein tissue
- The most prominent included those from paint, nylon and food packaging
Microplastics used in food packaging and paint have been found in human veins. A new study suggests microplastics can pass through blood vessels to vascular tissue but scientists said it was not clear yet what the implications are for human health. A team from the University of Hull and Hull York Medical School, with researchers from the Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, analysed human saphenous vein tissue taken from patients undergoing heart bypass surgery in a small pilot study. They found 15 microplastic particles per gram of vein tissue and five different polymer types in the tissue.