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From the introduction "Microplastics might be of health concern since they have been shown to carry hazardous chemicals and microorganisms.". So it is still a m
by martyvis 10y ago
From the introduction "Microplastics might be of health concern since they have been shown to carry hazardous chemicals and microorganisms.". So it is still a might whether it is a concern. We all eat, drink and breathe "chemicals" everyday. Everything from dihydrogen monoxide (http;//dhmo.org ) to Julius Caesar's urine (http://redneckmath.blogspot.com.au/2011/09/drinking-caesars-urine.html?m=1 http://redneckmath.blogspot.com.au/2011/09/drinking-caesars-... ) to things like particulate carbon, lead, virii, bacteria and more things that actually are known to be bad. Our bodies are amazingly good at filtering or otherwise ignoring such attacks. Any idea whether we will know whether microplastics actually are bad, or just a visible distraction?
- zbyte64 10y agoOur bodies are good at filtering because those of our ancestors that couldn't, didn't reproduce. We could become equally good at handling lead if we just removed those pesky regulations.
- true_religion 10y agoHis two most prominent example are DHMO and Ceasers' Urine, both commonly known as "water". Yes, we are very good at "filtering" water, and have even managed to evolve to use this potentially harmful chemical as a biological cooling mechanism (sweat). Who knows what we'd be able to do with lead in our systems? I'm betting on protection against pesky UV radiation, or maybe kryptonite.
- pharrington 10y agoMy totally naive understanding of evolutionary biology makes me think we'd have to be much simpler and/or much lower energy consuming organisms to evolve considerably higher radiation tolerance.