Tiny plastic particles found in the arteries of stroke patients with blocked blood vessels

In new research, scientists found that blocked blood vessels contain 50 times more minuscule bits of plastic compared to healthy arteries.

The highest amounts of micronanoplastics were found in people who had experienced a stroke, mini-stroke, or temporary loss of vision due to clogged blood vessels, according to the newly published study.

Micronanoplastics, often referred to as nanoplastics, are tiny pieces of plastic created during industrial processes or from larger plastic objects as they degrade in the ocean or the soil.

They're not uniform in size - usually a mixture of micro and nano plastic sizes.

Microplastics are sometimes visible at less than five millimetres in size, whereas nanoplastics are microscopic and invisible to the naked eye.

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