Stop Microplastics
Our grandparents lived through the age of asbestos, our parents the age of lead, and now we are in the age of microplastics.
- It's estimated that about 80% of Americans have microplastics in their bodies, with many having a credit card's worth of plastic. They have been found in saliva, blood, breast milk, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain, bones, and even in the placentas of babies.
- Microplastics is in our water, our Gulf, and elsewhere
- Check out a short video by More Perfect Union to learn more.
- While studies are still being done, early evidence points to microplastics causing "inflammation, an impaired immune system, deteriorated tissues, altered metabolic function, abnormal organ development, cell damage and harm reproductive, digestive and respiratory health... possibly linked to colon and lung cancer."
This trend is too dangerous for us to allow. We must control and begin reversing the levels of micro- and nanoplastics in our soil, water, and bodies.
Microplastics are polluting our water, food, soil, and even our bones and brains. This must be stopped to protect our health and the future of our families. We support measures to prevent the introduction of micro- and nanoplastics and to reverse the accumulation of micro- and nanoplastics in our food, water, and bodies.
As Ag Commissioner, Clayton Tucker will use every tool at his disposal to limit, stop, and reverse the growth of microplastics.
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