New study finds microplastics infiltrate all systems of body, alter behaviour
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New study finds microplastics infiltrate all systems of body, alter behaviour
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Re: New study finds microplastics infiltrate all systems of body, alter behaviour
#2I am surprised there's no mention of male fertility. It's a very viable hypothesis in my opinion.
Re: New study finds microplastics infiltrate all systems of body, alter behaviour
#3I looked for microplastic test services and it seems like they're all $500+. Wish it was something you could do at home. The local results are all that really matters. Would be interesting to compare bottled water vs. tap water/well water. I've heard bottled water tends to contain more.
Re: New study finds microplastics infiltrate all systems of body, alter behaviour
#4From the actual paper: "With this in mind, an in vivo study was designed to determine the effects of these MPs [microplastics] in a rodent model (Figure 2A). Following a 3-week exposure to PS-MPs, C57BL/6J mice were tested in a series of behavioral assays including the open-field and light–dark preference tests. Both assays showed significant changes in parameters such as distance traveled, rearing activity, and duration in the center between the control and the exposed groups for both old and young mice (Figure 3 and Figure 4). Overall, these changes seemed to be more pronounced in older animals, which may be due to age-related dysfunction exasperating the effects of the PS-MPs on behavioral performance (Figure 3D,H,L and Figure 4D,F). The behavioral changes exhibited by the young mice, however, suggest that even without increased age as a co-variable, PS-MPs can induce altered behavior in rodents after just 3 weeks of exposure (Figure 3B,F,J and Figure 4C,E)."
Rather scary if you ask me...slight behaviour changes in a massive global population such as humans can cause us to make societal level mistakes that could be fatal.
Re: New study finds microplastics infiltrate all systems of body, alter behaviour
#5This is the third time this week I've seen a study related to microplastics.
Should I be alarmed? If so, what can I even do? If I'm understanding these studies correctly, these microplastics are everywhere. In our bodies, in our water supplies, in our food. And we can't even get rid of them.
Re: New study finds microplastics infiltrate all systems of body, alter behaviour
#6I looked for microplastic test services and it seems like they're all $500+. Wish it was something you could do at home. The local results are all that really matters. Would be interesting to compare bottled water vs. tap water/well water. I've heard bottled water tends to contain more.
Would you expect that in glass bottles too? Is it just in the water supply?
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#7I am surprised there's no mention of male fertility. It's a very viable hypothesis in my opinion.
There's no mention of reproductive health at all. It's a neurological study with some extra data attached. "Thus, we proposed to investigate the effect that exposure to MPs has on young and old C57BL/6J mice, focusing on neurobehavioral effects, inflammatory response, as well as translocation and accumulation of MPs in tissues, including the brain".
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#8I am surprised there's no mention of male fertility. It's a very viable hypothesis in my opinion.
There's an article in American Journal of Men's Health:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9134445/
> In summary, semen quality in men has declined significantly over the last 80 years, with sperm concentration dropping to approximately one seventh of its original value. This timing coincides with the development of plastics.
Not a bad hypothesis.
Re: New study finds microplastics infiltrate all systems of body, alter behaviour
#9This is the third time this week I've seen a study related to microplastics. Should I be alarmed? If so, what can I even do? If I'm understanding these studies correctly, these microplastics are everywhere. In our bodies, in our water supplies, in our food. And we can't even get rid of them.
We can reduce the ingested quantity. That's about all.
Re: New study finds microplastics infiltrate all systems of body, alter behaviour
#10I looked for microplastic test services and it seems like they're all $500+. Wish it was something you could do at home. The local results are all that really matters. Would be interesting to compare bottled water vs. tap water/well water. I've heard bottled water tends to contain more.
I would be interested in this too. Also from my laymen understanding it should be not that hard to develop filters for at least larger particles. Or is that too simple thought out?