Pilipinas, kabilang sa mga bansang may pinakamaraming microplastic ingestion

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Kabilang ang Pilipinas sa mga bansang may pinaka-maraming insidente ng microplastic ingestion o pagpasok sa katawan ng microplastics. Paano ba itong nangyayari at anu-ano ang mga epekto nito?

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00:00The Philippines is one of the countries with the highest number of microplastic ingestions or microplastics entering the body.

00:12How does this happen? And what are the effects of this?

00:17Maris Umal is on the scene.

00:23It is said that the garbage you throw will return to you.

00:28But in the face of pollution now, the garbage you throw, will you eat it?

00:33In a study conducted by researchers at Cornell University in America,

00:37it is found that the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia are among the three countries in the world

00:43with the highest number of microplastic ingestions or microplastics entering the body.

00:50Microplastics are plastic particles that are smaller than 5 millimeters,

00:54such as fiber, fragments, or granules that are easily crushed.

00:59Most of the plastic particles are said to come from aquatic sources such as fish and sea creatures.

01:07It is said that Indonesia is one of the countries with the highest number of microplastic ingestions or microplastics entering the body.

01:13It is said that Indonesia is one of the countries with the highest number of microplastic ingestions or microplastics entering the body.

01:17Here in the Philippines, there is no study that measures the human consumption of microplastics.

01:23But it does not imply that this should be ignored.

01:26We collected 300 samples from different markets throughout the Philippines,

01:30in the whole of Luzon and Visayas,

01:32and we saw that 100% or all of the samples that we looked at were positive for microplastics.

01:39These kinds of evidence tell us that we need to worry.

01:45According to the World Bank, the Philippines is consuming up to 163 million sachets a day.

01:52This is added to the 2.3 million tons of plastic waste produced by the country every year.

01:59Did you know that only 28% of these plastic waste is recycled, while the rest is just thrown away?

02:07If you have a higher population that uses plastic,

02:10there is an assumption that you can also eat the shavings from it.

02:13But how does microplastics enter the human body?

02:17We have what we call indirect ingestion.

02:20Why is it called indirect ingestion?

02:22Because we are not eating the microplastics themselves,

02:27even though we are eating the food in the microplastics.

02:32It can also be exposed to the air.

02:34The eating and exposure of microplastics has a bad effect on health.

02:38It can cause infections because the cells or organs get injured.

02:45They have seen possible effects on our intestinal lining,

02:49inside our intestines,

02:51because when plastic goes there, it causes inflammation.

02:56It means that the intestines swell.

02:58Experts remind us to reduce the use of plastic or to have green thinking.

03:03There is also a need for a law that will pass a fund for its further study.

03:08For GMI Integrated News, I'm Maris Umali for 24 Hours.

03:14Microsoft Mechanics

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