> What’s a tiny particle of plastic any different from a grain of sand? Here you go: > The smallest microplastic particles are capable of entering the bloodst

> What’s a tiny particle of plastic any different from a grain of sand? Here you go: > The smallest microplastic particles are capable of entering the bloodstream, the lymphatic system, and may even reach the liver. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/22/microplastics-found-in-human-stools-for-the-first-time https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/22/micropla... And they're -- additionally to the above -- often endocrine disruptors, carcinogenic, causing male infertility, most probably playing a role in all sorts of chronic diseases.