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| Effects of Plastic on Human Brain & Cells |
Germany: Scientists have declared after research that two common chemicals BPA and BPS used in plastics can cause severe brain damage. These are commonly used in plastic bags or bottles. Among them, bisphenol A is called BPA and bisphenol S are called BPS. Their harmful effects have been debated several times, but recent research has demonstrated the harmful effects of BPA and BPS on human brain cells, and these negative effects may persist for a long time i.e. these effects are long-lasting.
BPA has been used in food, beverage and in many other packagings for decades. According to experts, these affect the endocrine glands as well as cause cancer. After that, the era of making plastics free from BPA started but in some places, it is becoming plastic.
Then, instead of BPA, bisphenol S or BPS was introduced in plastics and some researchers consider it safe. But after a year of experiments on mice have depicted that BPS plastics themselves are no less harmful. They are disturbing the activity of genes and causing brain disorders in babies before birth. In addition, affecting growth can be fatal.
In this regard, research was done on a goldfish that was kept in BPA and BPS environment for one month. The study was conducted by Bayworth University in which an electrophysiological examination of the fish brain was performed. It looked at two of the fish's largest brain cells, called moth cells, which help it avoid various sensations and prey.
Experts note that these plastic components affect the entire nervous system of fish. Researcher Elizabeth Schirmer says the damage to the fish was gradual and showed obvious signs within a month. It is believed that BPS can affect humans in the same way, it has the ability to affect the brain of adult humans.
Scientists are giving an urge on the plastics industry to replace PBS with new alternative chemicals as they could be dangerous to humans.