Microplastics Found Deep Inside Human Bones, Scientists Warn

Microplastics are now so ubiquitous we're drinking , eating , and inhaling them. As a result, they're showing up in our poop , placentas , reproductive organs , and brains .

Now these fossil-fuel-derived particles, less than 5 mm in size, have been found deep within our bones.

A new review of 62 studies suggests microplastics and smaller nanoplastics are impacting our skeletal health in multiple ways.

"A significant body of research suggests that microplastics can reach deep into bone tissue, such as bone marrow, and potentially cause disturbances in its metabolism," says medical scientist Rodrigo Bueno de Oliveira at the State University of Campinas in Brazil.

Some of the studies in humans found these plastic leftovers accumulating in bone tissues via the blood, fo