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Is that surprising after two years of trusting in science that told us to breath through masks? Even environmental activists suddenly disappeared and was silenc
by t0bia_s 5y ago
Is that surprising after two years of trusting in science that told us to breath through masks? Even environmental activists suddenly disappeared and was silence during covid. So much plastic waste from masks, vaccines, tests, bags for lunches from closed restaurants, etc... And suddenly there are microplasts everywhere.
- titzer 5y agoYou're being downvoted, but you're not wrong. Microscopic particles of whatever material masks are made of absolutely do flake off and end up in your lungs. Is that why the planet is full of microplastic pollution? Not by a long shot. That'd mostly be due to snacks, water bottles, fishing nets, toothbrushes, flip flops, packaging of all kinds, beauty products, toothpaste...oy, the list is endless.
- t0bia_s 5y agoSure, but the waste and plastic production significantly increased during covid. It was around 129 billion disposable masks used every month around the world, according to the American Chemical Society. I'm not sure if that number is lowering or not with totalitarian Chinese policy. - https://www.dailysabah.com/life/environment/disposable-masks-the-dark-side-of-covid-19-pandemic https://www.dailysabah.com/life/environment/disposable-masks...
- kevingadd 5y agoIt's frustrating that N95/KN95 reuse wasn't a more common thing. There are ways to prep them for reuse (iirc there is a way using a conventional oven if you configure it just right) but I never saw much encouragement to do it, and I'm not about to try and DIY it without lots of confirmation that I'm doing it right.
- t0bia_s 5y agoReuse is not profitable for companies that make masks. There were even times that our gonverment told us to wear two masks simultaneously. Of course for our safety.
- kevingadd 5y agoWell the general argument here is not "masks are perfectly safe", it's "masks are far less likely to kill you than what they protect you from". Hospital workers wear them for hours and hours every day. Even if we pretend that covid doesn't cause death or long term complications, masks also protect you from the flu and the flu kills people every year too. It's probably possible to create masks that don't shed particles, but they're much more expensive and that means we wouldn't be able to protect most people.
- t0bia_s 5y ago"masks are far less likely to kill you than what they protect you from" This is theory debunked by whole Africa, Latin America or nordic countries. But that is anothet topic. Waste from mask is enormous and the consequences remaining.
- red_trumpet 5y agoAlso, car tires! https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/04/us/microplastic-pollution-car-tire-trnd/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/04/us/microplastic-pollution...
- 1270018080 5y agoYour spouting absolute nonsense. You can't even keep your conspiracy theories straight (if that's even possible).
- t0bia_s 5y agoI have no idea what you are talking about. Use arguments, if you are not agree.
- codethief 5y agoWhile I think you're bringing up a very good point, the article says that at least in this particular study > Out of 13 lung samples, a staggering 11 contained microplastics, with the most common types being pieces of PET, used to make drinks bottles; polypropylene, used for plastic packaging and pipes; and resin, often used as an adhesive or sealant.