Microplastics found in human, canine testicular tissue [Video]

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A new study by University of New Mexico (UNM) researchers found microplastics in the testicular tissue of both humans and dogs, a discovery they say adds to growing concern about how microplastics may impact human reproductive health.

According to the paper published in the journal “Toxicological Sciences,” the research team found 12 types of microplastics in 47 canine and 23 human testes. The team was led by  Xiaozhong “John” Yu, MD, PhD, MPH, a professor at the UNM College of Nursing.

“At the beginning, I doubted whether microplastics could penetrate the reproductive system,” Yu said in an interview with UNM. “When I first received the results for dogs, I was surprised. I was even more surprised when I received the results for humans.”

Researchers decided to study human and canine tissue for a couple of reasons, one of which is that dogs live alongside people and …