Your doodh patti chai has particles of microplastic, reveals recent study
A recent joint study by researchers of Jinnah Hospital for Women (JUW) and World Widelife Fund – Pakistan (WWF) revealed that microplastic particles found in doodh patti chai, favorite hot beverage of Karachiites.
Microplastics are tiny plastic particles that are found in air, water, sea creatures, vegetables and cannot be seen by naked eyes.
According to the global research conducted in the past, every person in the world swallows 50000 microplastic particles annually through food and oxygen.
After the aforementioned studies, the World Health Organization (WHO) explained that microplastic particles are not dangerous to human health.
Similarly, a study in Pakistan has now found that the citizens of Karachi are ingesting microplastics through their favorite hot beverage: doodh patti chai.
Joint research of Jinnah Hospital for Women (JUW) and World Widelife Fund – Pakistan (WWF) has revealed that there may be 100 to 1200 microplastic particles in a single cup of tea in Karachi.
In this regard, WWF technical expert Muhammad Moazzam Khan told that microplastics were found in most hotels in Karachi and the research revealed that their levels were increasing at an alarming rate in the city.
The report stated that microplastic particles were mostly found in the areas near the beach, namely Clifton and Defense Housing Authority (DHA), but plastic particles were found throughout the city.
According to him, the research done regarding microplastics showed that there are approximately 300 microplastics in one gram of sand in Seaview beach at Clifton area of Karachi.
In this regard, Dr. Rana Hadi, head of the Department of Zoology at Jinnah University for Women (JUW) said that the research conducted on microplastics in food in the city revealed that tiny plastic particles were found in tea samples of hotels in Karachi.
According to Dr. Hadi, 1 to 5 microplastic particles were found in one milliliter of tea, according to this calculation, there may be 100 to 1,000 tiny plastic particles present in a single cup of tea.
