There are between 15-50 trillion microplastics worldwide. Let that sink in. That is about 600 million times more plastics than the human population.
What are microplastics? Microplastics are fragments of plastic less than 5mm in length. They are found in the air, the water we drink, animals’ stomachs, and fish that we eat.
Humans might even ingest about 100 million microplastics a day, but it gets even worse. Nano-plastics, smaller than one micrometer, are worried to be able to enter cells and may even possibly disrupt cellular activity. But researchers cannot even see these, so it is worrying how we can even solve this.
The only fact that researchers do know, is that this problem will get much worse. Larger microplastics can raise exposure to chemical toxicity and interfere with hormonal systems.
Now how can we help? Check out this article and see ways that you can help.
https://www.perchenergy.com/blog/lifestyle/reduce-microplastic-pollution-consumption
The Current Environmental Crisis 