Microplastic Apocalypse -- Part 3

Microplastic  Apocalypse: Part 1

High levels of dangerous 

micro-plastics had been 

detected in some of the 

most remote regions 

of the world:
https://elonionbloggle.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-coming-micro-plastics-health.html

Microplastic  Apocalypse: Part 2

Another study warned 

micro-plastics are 

turning up in human stool:
https://elonionbloggle.blogspot.com/2019/09/microplastics-apocalypse-part-2-ideal.html

Microplastic  Apocalypse: Part 3

A new study

shows high levels 

of micro-plastics 

have been found 

in blood and urine 

samples of children. 

The study was 

conducted by the 

German Environment 

Ministry and the 

Robert Koch Institute.

They found 97% 

of blood and urine 

samples from 

2,500 children 

tested between 2014 

and 2017 had traces 

of micro-plastics. 

The findings were part 

of a national study 

focused on "human 

bio-monitoring" of 

3 to 17-year-olds.

Traces of 11 out of 15 

plastic ingredients 

were found in the

collected samples. 

"Our study clearly shows 

that plastic ingredients, 

which are rising in production, 

are also showing up more 

and more in the body. 

It is really worrying that 

the youngest children 

are most affected as the 

most sensitive group," 

Marike Kolossa-Gehring, 

one of the study's authors, 

told the magazine.

Researchers found 

perfluorooctanoic acid 

                 (PFOA) 

used in cleaning products, 

waterproof clothing, 

food packaging, and 

cooking utensils, 

was present in the 

blood and urine samples. 

PFOA has been described 

as a dangerous chemical 

that is toxic to the liver. 

The European Union 

will outlaw PFOA 

next year.

20% of the 2,500 children 

tested had micro-plastics 

above safe government limits. 

Children from low-income 

regions were more susceptible 

to ingesting plastics than ones 

from the middle class 

and wealthy areas. 

"It can not be that 

every fourth child 

between the ages 

of three and five 

is so heavily burdened 

with chemicals that 

long-term damage 

cannot be reliably 

ruled out ...

... the Federal Government 

must make every effort 

to protect people from 

harmful chemicals." 

Der Spiegel 

said the study 

hadn't been published, 

and the results were 

only made available 

by the government 

upon request by 

the Green Party.

( Perhaps because 

knowing micro-

plastics are in 

the body, leads to

unanswered questions

on how micro-plastics 

affect the body, and 

exactly how they 

got into the body. )