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I’m sure they can also be found in the air we breathe already. I wonder how much damage they cause. Plastic as such is quite a inert material. I would guess smo
by baxtr 7y ago
I’m sure they can also be found in the air we breathe already. I wonder how much damage they cause. Plastic as such is quite a inert material. I would guess smoking a single cigarette a day is way worse
- cr0sh 7y ago> Plastic as such is quite a inert material. Certain plastics are used for implants - there must be a good reason for it? Bioreactivity, rejection, degradation? Those and other reasons might be a concern to be thought about in regards to inhaled plastic fibers. Not to mention if there were issues with the fibrous nature itself (like "fibrous minerals" cause certain diseases)...
- gingabriska 7y agoNearly everything you put in body like silicone, plastic, titanium have known negative effects.
- baxtr 7y agoEven food they say!
- Raphmedia 7y agoSome plastics are endocrine disruptors.
- yread 7y agoIsn't that more about the solvents that are used when manufacturing them? I would expect them to be gone by the time they turn to such small particles
- wlesieutre 7y agoDepends on the plastic. There was the whole thing with BPAs not that long ago.