Plastics was invented to ease our daily need. They are our friends but when they are crushed, broken into tiny pieces, they are known as Microplastics.
They are so small, with only 5mm length, they enter into the body of aquatic animals and these aquatic animals are consumed by us: Humans.
Microplastics are not only found in oceans, they are everywhere, as dust particles, part of your food, part of cosmetics and part of us. Not only we are consuming them, we are inhaling them through our nose; letting them inside our lungs causing various health problems.
They are transformed into tiny form due to weathering of larger plastics caused by sunlight or wave action.
They consist of carbon and hydrogen atom, chemicals such as phthalates, Polybrominted diphenyl ethers (PBDE), and Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBA) and other chemicals after entering the environment
Banning plastics can reduce the affect but drives another exploitation of natural resources such as cutting trees for paper product. On the other hand, if we keep using plastics, we are risking our lives and our environment.
Solution for such cause is complicated. We choose either of them or invent a new substance or organism, but what are the chances of the new substance will only have positive aspects?
Therefore Microplastics has become one of the major concern for the scientists.
Signing off -Malsawm
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