Microplastics: do they harm human health?

Key Points

• The research aims to reassess the potential health impacts of microplastics on humans.
• Analysis of current data regarding microplastic levels in humans
• Assessment of environmental contamination by microplastics
• Review of health effect studies and existing literature
• Levels of microplastics in humans may have been overestimated
• Concerns about the health effects of microplastics require reevaluation
• Potential health risks may not be as significant as previously thought

Abstract