What microplastics testing can and cannot show
daygauge does not measure microplastics. This guide explains what testing can and cannot show.
Can you test for microplastics?
Some research labs can detect plastic particles in human samples, but consumer microplastics testing is still emerging and interpretation is limited.
What testing can and cannot show
Published research has detected plastic particles in human blood samples, but that does not mean a consumer app can infer personal exposure from lifestyle data.
A test result depends on sample type, lab method, contamination controls and interpretation.
What daygauge does and does not do
daygauge does not test for microplastics and does not import lab results.
It gives no microplastics score and makes no disease-risk prediction.
Useful experiments without fake certainty
You can still track a change of your own, such as packaging, a water filter or food storage.
In daygauge you can log that change as a custom habit in Quick Log and see it next to your sleep, movement and heart readings. That is context, not proof of cause, and it does not measure microplastics.
Further reading.
These studies describe groups of people. They help explain the topic, but they cannot tell you what will happen to you.
- Discovery and quantification of plastic particle pollution in human blood
- Environment International microplastics blood study
- Microplastics and human health review
Research context only. daygauge does not diagnose, treat, prevent or predict disease risk. Personal medical concerns belong with a qualified clinician.
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