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UCSF examine: Microplastics in air could trigger most cancers

By Miles Cooper
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December 18, 2024
UCSF examine: Microplastics in air could trigger most cancers
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UCSF examine: Microplastics in air could trigger most cancers

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Some kinds of most cancers could also be attributable to microplastics drifting via the air we breathe, San Francisco researchers stated.

A serious supply of plastic within the air is from autos driving on roadways. Friction wears down tires that shed tiny items of plastic into the air, creating a kind of air pollution which will trigger critical diseases, in keeping with a examine revealed by UC San Francisco researchers on Wednesday.

Microplastic particles can contribute to well being issues together with colon most cancers, infertility, and continual pulmonary irritation that will increase the chance of lung most cancers, the examine states.

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“These microplastics are basically particulate matter air pollution, and we know this type of air pollution is harmful,” stated Tracey Woodruff, a professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences. Woodruff is the senior writer of the examine, which appeared in Environmental Science & Know-how Journal.

Microplastics are lower than 5 millimeters – smaller than a grain of rice – and they’re ubiquitous within the atmosphere. Annually, firms around the globe produce almost 460 million metric tons of plastic.

“We urge regulatory agencies and policy leaders to consider the growing evidence of health harms from microplastics, including colon and lung cancer,” stated researcher Nicholas Chartres.

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