Exposure to polystyrene microplastics with different functional groups: Implications for blood pressure and heart

2025/03/07 by Wanting Du, Ke Xu, Shuxin Wang +8 · 1 voice
Environmental Science · Materials Science · #Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals #Microplastics and Plastic Pollution #biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties

paper · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2025.126009

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Citations

• Detection of Various Microplastics in Human Stool
• Discovery and quantification of plastic particle pollution in human blood

Discussions

• New study reports an increase in mean blood pressure by 22–40% and myocardial hypertrophy (i.e. cardiovascular toxicity) in rat 🐀 models exposed to polystyrene #microplastics. #plastic doi.org/10.101 [bsky, 4 points, 0 comments]