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  Microplastics found in human blood for first time Exclusive: The discovery shows the particles can travel around the body and may lodge in organs Microplastics cause damage to human cells in the laboratory.  Photograph: David Kelly/Photograph David Kelly Damian Carrington  Environment editor @dpcarrington Thu 24 Mar 2022 11.00 GMT Microplastic pollution has been detected in human blood for the first time, with scientists finding the tiny particles in almost 80% of the people tested. The discovery shows the particles can travel around the body and may lodge in organs. The impact on health is as yet unknown. But researchers are concerned as  microplastics cause damage to human cells  in the laboratory and  air pollution particles  are already known to enter the body and cause millions of early deaths a year. Huge amounts of plastic waste are dumped in the environment and microplastics now contaminate the entire planet, from the  summit of Mount Ev...

  Dutch journalist Sonja van den Ende in Melitopol. Photo supplied Dutch journalist in Ukraine: ‘People are happy that the Russians are here’ Freelance Dutch journalist Sonja van den Ende spent the past few days on the road with the Russian army in southern Ukraine. The trip led, among other places, to Melitopol. “The conflict is portrayed in the West as a war of annihilation, which is not true,” Van den Ende writes in an article on her website. Published: March 18, 2022, 4:37 pm Read more Dutch journalists detained over Donbass visit MH17: Russian official reveals how Ukraine deployed BUK missiles Dutch Foreign Minister lies about meeting Putin Russian embassy condemns anti-Russian Dutch propaganda Dutch media tear into Wilders wearing Russian friendship pin on visit Dutch politicians call for end to EU's 'fact checking' Ukrainian pilot suspected of shooting down MH17 found dead Crimea: Criminal case launched against US journalist inciting terror Russia proves Ukrainian co...