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| Ecoton Reseacher Prigi Arisandi analyzes the chemical elements in Nanoplastic materials found in blood using electron microscope at the Scientific Imaging Centre at ITB Bandung on April 10, 2026 |
After finding plastic particle contamination in amniotic fluid, the Ecoton research team also found plastic contamination in human blood and sperm.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS — Micro- and nano-sized plastic particles were found in the bloodstream of workers and students examined in East Java. Plastic contamination was also found in semen, and previously, the research team found it in amniotic fluid. These findings indicate widespread plastic contamination in the human body, potentially triggering health problems.
The Science, Arts, and Communication Manager of the Wetland Ecology and Conservation Research Institute (Ecoton), Prigi Arisandi, contacted from Jakarta on Monday (13/4/2026), conveyed his team's latest findings regarding the presence of nano and microplastic particles (NMPs) in the human circulatory system.
