Would You Like a Sprinkle of Microplastics on Your Fish and Chips?

Microplastics (tiny fragments of plastic pollution) are now found virtually everywhere on this planet. Humans can ingest them with food (especially seafood and with salt), with water and even breathe them in. A study from the Hull York Medical School has analysed 17 studies that had looked at the effects of microplastics on cultured human cells (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/08/microplastics-damage-human-cells-study-plastic). The studies all used doses of microplastics comparable to the levels taken in by humans. The tiny particles resulted in cell death, damage to cell walls and even produced allergic responses. We really shouldn't be adding microplastics to the environment!