How Hidden Plastic in Your Daily Life is Harming Your Health

(StatePoint) Plastics are no longer just an environmental issue — they are a direct threat to human health. Found in homes, workplaces and schools, scientists are increasingly finding plastics inside our bodies. Microplastics and toxic chemicals have been detected in human blood, feces, lungs, breast milk, placentas, stomachs and even brains — and babies are exposed before they are even born. Nanoplastics are particularly concerning because they are small enough to enter individual cells and tissues, raising red flags about long-term health effects.

With the Plastic House Challenge , Greenpeace USA asks participants a series of questions about items in three rooms of their homes — kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms — to identify hidden sources of plastic exposure in their daily life.