Jakarta, Nov. 6 -- Microplastics have emerged as a global threat to human and environmental health.

It is estimated that people inhale 68,000 microplastic particles every day and some experts believe we are in the midst of a plastic health crisis, according to a research article published in the PLOS One open access journal.

Microplastics, defined as plastic particles less than 5 mm in size, have now been detected throughout the human body-including the blood, lungs, liver, lower limb joints, and even brain.

French plastics expert Professor Nathalie Gontard emphasized the danger of microplastics as they are toxic through various mechanisms, such as oxidative stress, metabolic disturbances, inflammation, neurotoxicity, and increased can...