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Plastics are relatively brittle however without those additives and will break down into harmful micro and nano plastics: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/

Plastics are relatively brittle however without those additives and will break down into harmful micro and nano plastics: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969720360472 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S00489... There’s a lot we can do about it. Clothes tires and mismanaged waste are leading sources for microplastic that can be reduced.

Eisenstein 4y ago
Without the full article we can only go by the abstract of your link, which doesn't say anything definitive except that the effects on humans are unknown.
- mumblemumble 4y ago
  The precautionary principle would seem to be worth considering in that case.
  - Eisenstein 4y ago
    I'm not sure how freaking out about it is going to help. I am all for removing plastics as much as possible, so the motivation to do that should help the other. In the meantime there are definite, known bad things that I can freak out about health-wise.
    - nullish_signal 4y ago
      "Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't", yes?