A new study by researchers at the University of New Mexico has found 12 types of microplastics human testes. The study published in the journal Toxicological Sciences highlights the "potential consequences for male fertility." The testes analysed were obtained from postmortems in 2016, with the men ranging in age from 16 to 88 when they died.
Microplastics are tiny plastic particles less than 5 millimeters in size. They originate from the breakdown of larger plastic debris and are also manufactured as small particles, such as microbeads in cosmetics. These pollutants are pervasive in the environment, contaminating oceans, rivers, and soil.
