A study found that living in our rooms can lead to exposure of more than 24,000 microplastic particles per day.
Families are often filled with thousands upon thousands of plastic fibers that are most likely to be found in clothing, carpets and curtains.
Researchers measured the microplastic level in 20 British living room and found an average of 1,414 particles per square metre each day.

Families have thousands of plastic fibers in their homes, most likely from clothes, carpets and curtains.
An average living room measures 17 square meters. This could mean that more than 24,000 microplastic particles can be found in the space within 24 hours.
According to the University of Hull’s study, more research should be done on whether or not people are more at home, and what household activities like vacuuming release more plastics into carpets and soft furnishings.
The Daily Mail reported yesterday that microplastic particles can be found in homes up to 7,000 times per day.
Samples were taken from the household of a reporter for ITV’s Good Morning Britain.
The new study, in the Atmospheric Environment journal, looked at 20 homes in Hull and the Humber and found microplastics in every living room – and in 98 per cent of samples over six months.
Senior author Professor Jeanette Rotchell, from the University of Hull, said: ‘Now so many people are working from home, these levels of microplastics in the living environment may be even more concerning.’

Microplastic contamination is being tested by Dr Fay Couceiro with the MicroRamen technology

An average living room measures 17 m2. This could mean that more than 24,000 microplastic particles can be found in the space within 24 hours.
For a week, researchers placed a glass cup in each of the homes’ living rooms between July 2019 and December 2019, for approximately $70.
Nearly a quarter (25%) of all particles found in the rooms contained microplastics.
These were 90% made out of PET plastic, which is flexible plastic used to make drinking containers and cleaning product containers.
Other materials included nylon and plastic bags that could also have been used in textiles.
Microplastics’ effect on human health is unknown, but there are concerns about how they act in the body when we breathe them in.