According to health experts, it would be better for our health also not to drink water from plastic bottles. But its biggest danger is to pregnant women.
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Small particles of plastic can prove to be very dangerous for our health. That is why experts have advised drinking water or other beverages from glass or metal bottles. Dr. Luisa Campagnolo, a specialist in histology and embryology at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, warns that small particles of plastic Due to which human tissues are in danger. In earlier research, it was revealed that micro particles of plastic can also enter the human blood stream and the placenta.
But at the annual conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a new study on rats was reported. According to this research, small particles of plastic can destroy the fetus of pregnant women. According to Dr. Luisa, there are indications that fetuses may be the target of plastic particles.
What are microplastics
Microplastics are small pieces of plastic less than 0.2 inches (5 mm) in diameter. Apart from this, some micro particles of plastic are so small that it is not possible to see them with the naked eye. According to experts, disposed plastic bottles can leave their debris, especially when the plastic is exposed to sunlight. Dr. Luisa says that it would be better for our health also not to drink water from plastic bottles.
What came out in the research
According to Dr. Philip, an expert in environmental and nanoscience bioengineering at Rutgers University in New Jersey, this research done on animals is really alarming. According to one of his research last month, after 24 hours, micro- and nano-plastics were found in the umbilical cord of a pregnant animal. Not only this, these plastic particles were also found in every part of the fetus. Dr. Philip says that each person consumes about 5 grams of micro and nano-plastic every week, which is worrying.
