Airborne microplastics are polluting homes and cars, new study finds
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These findings represent a critical public health discovery that demands immediate attention. The 100-fold increase in estimated daily microplastic inhalation reveals a massive underestimation of indoor air pollution risks. With people spending 90% of their time indoors, this invisible threat could be causing widespread respiratory inflammation, endocrine disruption and increased disease risk without anyone realizing it.
While the study raises concerns, the methodology has significant limitations that question its broader applicability. The research analyzed only 16 samples, making this a small-scale study that one cannot draw firm conclusions from. Studies about plastics can engender much hysteria, as evidenced by the uproar over recently a popular yet flawed study about flame retardants, and impede rational thought.