Fact Check: Study Does NOT Reveal Most People's Lungs Now 'Riddled With Microplastics' From Disposable Masks
Does a study reveal that disposable face masks are the cause of the high levels of microplastics found in human lungs? No, that's not true: Contrary to a headline about the study, the study never mentions disposable masks as a cause of the microplastics detected in human lung samples. The claim appeared in a post (archived here ) on Instagram on May 15, 2023. It read: Study Reveals MOST People's Lungs Now Riddled With Microplastics Found in Disposable Masks This is what the post looked on Instagram at the time of writing : (Source: YouTube screenshot taken on Wed May 17 14:12:33 2023 UTC) The post is a screenshot of an article published on The People's Voice website. The actual study referenced in the headline was published in the United Kingdom in July 2022 in the journal Science of The Total Environment and titled, "Detection of microplastics in human lung tissue using μFTIR spectroscopy." Disposable face masks, the use...