A country where microplastics cause more than 48 thousand cases of cancer a year

2024-09-03 21:29:00

A study shows that the children of some countries are eating 502.3 mg of microplastics per person per daywhich contributes to there more than 48 thousand new cases of cancer per year. It’s about Malaysiawhich is among the top 109 countries in the world in the collection of microplastics, according to local media. Representative of Malaysia.

The study was conducted by the National University of Defense Technology (NUDT) of China and is certified by the Fisheries Research Institute (IPP) of Batu Maung, located in Penang, Malaysia. Experts found that the high levels of microplastic pollution in the Malacca Strait were caused by eating fish, the food of choice for half of the population.

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In 2017, we estimate that 51 trillion microplastic particles are released into rivers and oceans around the world. Plastics dumped in the oceans break down into microplastics, which marine life contains, especially fish and shellfish.

In this sense, scientists show that microplastics, which measure 5 millimeters or less, They are found in seafood like fish, shrimp, and clams.. They can also enter the respiratory system through smoke from burning plastic and then get absorbed into the blood and tissues.

The use of microplastics led to Malaysia recording its lowest fertility rate in five decades.

In the 2021 study, Prof Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim from the University of Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) revealed that People take about 5 grams of microplastics a weekwhich is equivalent to the size of a credit card.

For his part, the public health expert Sharifa Ezat Wan PutehA professor at University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), warned that the chemicals in microplastics, such as phthalates, bisphenol A (BPA) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), dissolve in water, soil and rain before entering human body

These chemicals are related to cancer and fertility problems. In this way, they contribute to 48,639 new cases of cancer per year in Malaysia and the average fertility rate has dropped from 2.1 children per woman in 2010 to 1.6 in 2022.

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Regarding this last fact, Sharifa explained that microplastics are not only linked to male infertility, but also heart disease, fetal growth problems, cancer, and blockage of blood vessels because of the chemicals and colors in them.

As a result of this situation, the World Cancer Observatory you’ve seen it before Malaysia may register almost 100 thousand new cases of cancer in 2040Warning that your numbers may double. In addition to this, the Asian country has registered in 2023 Its minimum birth rate is five yearswith a decrease from 6.7 children per woman in 1957 to 2.1 in 2010 and 1.6 in 2022.

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