I have shared several articles in the past regarding the harmful nature of microplastics. Today I read an interesting article on how Microplastics are capable of entering the human body by getting inside plants. Due to the indestructible nature of microplastics, it is hard to decompose or destroy them. They get into the food we consume and create health issues. We used to think that Microplastics can enter our body only through direct means and maybe even through our food, but this interesting article showed how they can enter plant cells and enter our human body as we consume plants.
Today we are using plastics in several places. Agriculture is one place where plastics are being widely used. We have to be very careful when we are getting compost from decomposing waste. Sometimes some of the plastic wastes also get alongside regular manure, and they are given to the plants for their fast growth. This is a dangerous way to enter the food chain. There are some microorganisms available that are capable of breaking down plastics. They don't decompose plastics, but they break down regular-sized plastic to microplastics.
We should know where our food is coming from. The food can come from a good source, but what if the farmers were using heavy artificial fertilizers and manure that comes from waste? There is a potential chance that the manure from waste can have microplastics. We don't know how closely they can bind with the plant cells. They might penetrate the plant body and, in turn, reach human beings when they are consumed. One thing that we can understand from this is that plastic is capable of travelling from one form to another or one host to another, but there is no one yet who can break down plastics.
It is advisable to learn where our food is coming from and it is better to choose the right food and grow our own food. This way we can be sure that we are consuming the right food that is free from plastic pollution. Doctors already say that microplastics is contributing to impotency in males because of microplastics in sperm.
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