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> “more than 50% of the world population might have microplastics in their stools” > “The smallest microplastic particles are capable of entering the bloodstre
by perfunctory 8y ago
> “more than 50% of the world population might have microplastics in their stools”
> “The smallest microplastic particles are capable of entering the bloodstream, the lymphatic system, and may even reach the liver,”
Sometimes I wonder what will kill us first - climate change or toxins.
- doctorcroc 8y agoNo need for dichotomy here. Both types of pollution (heat trapping molecules and plastics) are waste from a consumption culture that doesn't think long term about material life cycles. When we make progress as a species, we will realize that all environmental impact is interrelated and needs to be assessed well before we "move fast and break things"
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- WorldMaker 8y agoRight, the likely answer is both will kill us, and many of these things seem to be correlated in so many ugly ways. Let's not forget also that Plastics are "cheap" to consume precisely because they originate as by-products/waste-products of fossil fuel consumption. One consumption problem indirectly produces the other.
- linuxftw 8y agoToxins. Climate change is relatively all hype.