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I know that plastics leach chemicals into water, but I have never heard of "water cleaned" plastics no longer leaching chemicals. It's also worth noting that c
by RIMR 8y ago
I know that plastics leach chemicals into water, but I have never heard of "water cleaned" plastics no longer leaching chemicals.
It's also worth noting that consuming microplastics doesn't result in them being bathed in water, but rather our acidic digestive tract designed specifically for leaching chemicals out of things.
- subcosmos 8y agoyup - and some of these chemicals you certainly don't want leeching ...
- TheSpiceIsLife 8y agoI think only the stomach is acidic, and that bicarbonate ions produced by the pancreas and liver neutralise that acidity in the small intestine. Your general point stands though: the particular water based solution in question serves a particularly important purpose!
- glenneroo 8y agoWorse yet, the plastics break down in water and plankton eat them up... and they're at the bottom of the food chain, not to mention phytoplankton produce between 50-85% of oxygen [0] and eat lots of CO2. Disclosure: Involved in a project to raise awareness about plastic and noise pollution in the water [1]. [0]: https://thinkprogress.org/zooplankton-are-eating-plastic-and-thats-bad-news-for-ocean-life-dbe31be8ae2b/ https://thinkprogress.org/zooplankton-are-eating-plastic-and... [1]: https://www.NoiseAquarium.com https://www.NoiseAquarium.com