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The same thing is happening right now with plastic pollution. Plastic waste in the environment breaks down into smaller and smaller particles, eventually formin

The same thing is happening right now with plastic pollution. Plastic waste in the environment breaks down into smaller and smaller particles, eventually forming plastic nanoparticles. These nanoparticles are capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier and entering the brains of aquatic organisms and mammals [1]. At this point I'm not sure there's a great deal of research about the consequences of that contamination, but I think most of us will agree that it's not likely to turn out well. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7282048/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7282048/

bmitc 5y ago
That's scary stuff. Especially because there's basically no going back. I remember seeing a documentary about orcas, which are basically being poisoned and starved to death by us in certain locations. It was a Jean-Michel Cousteau documentary, and although I can't find the video I remember, he had his children tested for poisons. If I recall correctly, his son actually tested a bit high for mercury, and Jean-Michel Cousteau was emotionally shell-shocked because he is one who perfectly understands the dangers. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/seafood-crisis-a-vital-co_b_265973 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/seafood-crisis-a-vital-co_b_2... It is absolutely shocking how we have just completely destroyed the environment and the ocean over the past two centuries. Whales off the cost of Thailand have had to adopt new feeding techniques because the water is so polluted and hypoxic, fish stay very close to the surface to get more oxygen. https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/podcast/feb18/nop13-hypoxia.html https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/podcast/feb18/nop13-hypoxia.ht... It isn't hyperbole just how moronic humans are with our technology. For every problem we "solve", we create hoards of new problems with often devastating effects.

bmitc 5y ago

That's scary stuff. Especially because there's basically no going back. I remember seeing a documentary about orcas, which are basically being poisoned and starved to death by us in certain locations. It was a Jean-Michel Cousteau documentary, and although I can't find the video I remember, he had his children tested for poisons. If I recall correctly, his son actually tested a bit high for mercury, and Jean-Michel Cousteau was emotionally shell-shocked because he is one who perfectly understands the dangers. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/seafood-crisis-a-vital-co_b_265973 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/seafood-crisis-a-vital-co_b_2... It is absolutely shocking how we have just completely destroyed the environment and the ocean over the past two centuries. Whales off the cost of Thailand have had to adopt new feeding techniques because the water is so polluted and hypoxic, fish stay very close to the surface to get more oxygen. https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/podcast/feb18/nop13-hypoxia.html https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/podcast/feb18/nop13-hypoxia.ht... It isn't hyperbole just how moronic humans are with our technology. For every problem we "solve", we create hoards of new problems with often devastating effects.