Petition

Call on Leaders to Fund Research on the Impact of Plastic in Our Blood

106,002 signatures. Let’s get to 150K

Microplastic particles were recently discovered in human blood for the first time. The study, commissioned by the non-profit Common Seas, found that nearly 80% of the U.K. trial group had tested positive.

The plastic particles, which contain chemicals harmful to humans, can travel through our membranes and may even lodge in organs. Yet there is almost no research on the short and long term consequences.

The plastic found in the blood samples – PET, polystyrene, and polyethylene – is the same plastic that is used to make drink bottles, food packaging, and plastic bags. · Common Seas

This is a potential public health crisis that must be immediately addressed: Each day, we’re all exposed to plastic, and the global production of plastic is on course to double by 2030 according to the UN, which will only exacerbate associated risks. But knowledge is power, and the first step to tackling this problem is knowing exactly how our #pollutedveins will affect us.

Join Only One and Common Seas, alongside more than 80 NGOs, scientists and MPs, and urge the UK government to allocate £15 million ($19 million) from an existing research fund to study the human health impacts of plastic. 

*60,278 of the signatures reflected on this page are carried over from a similar petition by Common Seas’ founder, Jo Royle, on change.org

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azaniel f

me no like bad things in me body

4 days ago
Bre F

I care.

5 days ago
Pablo S

its important

2 weeks ago
Emi K

This is a concern

2 weeks ago
Sierra J

i care

1 month ago
Morgan T

Plastic ...found in the human blood stream... Really the overconsumption of plastic isn't just harming our lands anymore. it's harming us. Is that eno…

1 month ago
Susanna R

Because I care.

1 month ago
Arina K

i am signing because i want know how can i live longer

1 month ago
Liliia R

Я подписываю эту петицию потому что пластик очеень вреден для нас и окружающей нас среде уже столько животных умерло из-за пластика, и мы должны ислед…

1 month ago
Nuria M

my future matters

1 month ago
Marcia H

I am a mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Don't pollute our bodies~ !

2 months ago
Lydia C

health is so important to me now that i have a baby and want the best for him!

3 months ago
Kirk M

Our bodies are chemelectric by nature. Plastic is not conductive. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that Plastic in our blood could change the wa…

4 months ago
Scott F

Having plastic in my body makes me physically uncomfortable - and is lowering our average age of living!

4 months ago
Nan M

hopefully it is not too late.

5 months ago
William F

You should be doing all the research we can on We should be doing all the research we can on microplastics and weather ending up in blood And how to p…

5 months ago
Cameron C

i am siging because of the American foods and their ingredients. way to many artificial sweeteners and preservatives, and so many dyes for color.

5 months ago
Valerie C

only if the research does not involved animal testing.

5 months ago
Cynthia B

I'm concerned about lifetime affects of plastics in my body and blood.

5 months ago
Vanessa W

plastic is everywhere, in our food and water supply. The events of long term exposure is not known and will remain unknown unless there is research in…

5 months ago
Amanda K

Because no one should have plastic in their blood.

5 months ago
Riley L

I am signing because, although I believe a better future is possible for us, I do think we will need to fight for it. I feel that this movement is a s…

5 months ago
Andra H

I am signing because I am very concerned about our generation and future generations, our kids and their kids and so on.

6 months ago
Sandra M

This is schocking. stop oil drilling. stop deep sea drilling

6 months ago
Amy T

Why wouldn't we want to know the worldwide impact on plastic in our blood? 80% of people tested have it. This goes to our children through breast milk…

7 months ago
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