Microplastics From Food Packaging and Paint , Found in Human Veins.<br />The study was published <br />in the journal 'PLOS One' on Feb. 1.<br />According to the new study, <br />microplastics can pass through blood <br />vessels to reach vascular tissue.<br />However, scientists have yet to <br />identify the exact impact this <br />will have on human health.<br />Whilst we don’t yet know the implications of <br />this on human health, what we can say is that <br />from studies using cells grown in dishes, they cause inflammation and stress responses, Professor Jeanette Rotchell, environmental toxicologist <br />at the University of Hull, via 'The Independent'.<br />A small pilot study was conducted by a team at the University <br />of Hull and Hull York Medical School, along with researchers <br />from the Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.<br />The team analyzed human saphenous <br />vein tissue supplied by patients <br />undergoing heart bypass surgery.<br />Researchers discovered 15 microplastic particles <br />per gram of vein tissue along with five <br />different types of other polymers.<br />'The Independent' reports that the most prominently <br />found microplastic was alkyd resin, which is found <br />in synthetic paint, varnishes and enamels. .<br />Polyvinyl acetate (PVAC), an adhesive used in food packaging, and EVOH and EVA, which are used in flexible packaging materials, were also found in the samples.<br />Polyvinyl acetate (PVAC), an adhesive used in food packaging, and EVOH and EVA, which are used in flexible packaging materials, were also found in the samples
