Actor Dia Mirza reacts to the report on pollution causing penile shrinking

Actor Dia Mirza has reacted to a news article that said human penises are shrinking because of pollution. “Now maybe the world will take #ClimateCrises and #AirPollution a little more seriously?” she tweeted while sharing the news article. 

According to the article, an environmental scientist has found that chemicals called phthalates are causing human babies to be born with malformed genitals.

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Dr Shanna Swan writes that humanity is facing an “existential crisis” infertility rates as a result of phthalates, a chemical used when manufacturing plastics that impacts the hormone-producing endocrine system, reports news.sky.com.

As a result of this pollution, a growing number of babies are being born with small penises, Dr Swan further writes in the article.

Dia has been very vocal about climate change issues and has contributed her efforts in the field of social change, conservation and environment.