Microplastics are extremely small pieces of plastic debris in the environment resulting from the disposal and breakdown of consumer products and industrial waste. The University of New Mexico Health Sciences have found microplastics in human brains and at a much higher concentration than in other organs. They appear to be growing over time, having increased by 50% over just the past 8 years. Yes, even washing clothes can produce microplastic exposure to the body. Washing synthetic clothes in home washing machines account for 35% of the global release of microplastics…
