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It seems to be a major endocrine disruptor.
by concinds 5y ago
It seems to be a major endocrine disruptor.
- evgen 5y agoCould you cite a study that shows this? I can find lots of hand-waving about microplastics possibly acting as carriers for such substances, but nothing that indicates these substances themselves can be directly linked to this particular problem.
- rich_sasha 5y agoWhat does this mean for mere mortals?
- pulisse 5y agoFor men, lower testosterone levels and lower sperm count.[1] [1] https://www.gq.com/story/sperm-count-zero https://www.gq.com/story/sperm-count-zero
- rich_sasha 5y agoHeh, that's a killer. I saw this joke a while back: A man buys a pack of cigarettes at a corner store. The attendant hands him a packet, and on it says: "WARNING: smoking causes impotence and erectile dysfunction". The guy looks at it for a moment, and says "Sorry, can I have the ones with cancer instead?".