Bryan Johnson· Author
so the average male testicle has 8.2 mg of microplastics
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so the average male testicle has 8.2 mg of microplastics
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the average male has 8 mg of Plastics in each testicle
there's been studies now showing that at least humans have plastic microplastics in all types of tissues. Everything from ovaries, testicles to um plaques in our arteries um to our brain to our kidneys really all throughout our body.
microplastics found in every human testicle in the study 23 testicles and 47 46 47 testes for pet dogs human testicles had a plastic concentration almost three times higher than that found in the dogs
microplastics have been found in every tissue in the human body your testicles your ovaries your brain