From your clothing to the water you drink, being mindful of microplastics can help reduce your exposure and health risk.

Research has shown that microplastics can absorb and accumulate toxic chemicals, including persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and heavy metals, from the environment. When ingested or inhaled, these microplastics can release these chemicals into the body, potentially leading to adverse health effects.

Microplastics are everywhere, even in our brains but experts explain how we can limit our exposure to these insidious pollutants.

Microplastics have been found in human blood, semen, breast milk, placental tissue and bone marrow, but their presence in the human brain is particularly "troubling", wrote Ben Spencer, science editor of The Times.

Scientists explain how to protect yourself beyond avoiding plastic bottles as increasing amounts of microplastics are found in our bodies Microplastics are being found in the human brain, genitalia and even fetuses.