## Microplastics Found Deep in Lungs of Living People for First Time ### Microplastics Found Deep in Lungs of Living People for First Time  #### Metadata * Author: [[theguardian.com]] * Full Title: Microplastics Found Deep in Lungs of Living People for First Time * Category: #articles * URL: <https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/06/microplastics-found-deep-in-lungs-of-living-people-for-first-time> #### Highlights * People were already known to breathe in the tiny particles, as well as consuming them via food and water. Workers exposed to high levels of microplastics are also known to have developed disease.Microplastics were detected in human blood for the first time in March, showing the particles can travel around the body and may lodge in organs. The impact on health is as yet unknown. But researchers are concerned as microplastics cause damage to human cells in the laboratory and air pollution particles are already known to enter the body and cause millions of early deaths a year. # Microplastics Found Deep in Lungs of Living People for First Time  ## Metadata - Author: [[theguardian.com]] - Full Title: Microplastics Found Deep in Lungs of Living People for First Time - Category: #articles - URL: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/06/microplastics-found-deep-in-lungs-of-living-people-for-first-time ## Highlights - People were already known to breathe in the tiny particles, as well as consuming them via food and water. Workers exposed to high levels of microplastics are also known to have developed disease.Microplastics were detected in human blood for the first time in March, showing the particles can travel around the body and may lodge in organs. The impact on health is as yet unknown. But researchers are concerned as microplastics cause damage to human cells in the laboratory and air pollution particles are already known to enter the body and cause millions of early deaths a year.