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Replace plastic with lead and reread. Lead was used for centuries before the risks were fully understood.
by scrps 3y ago
Replace plastic with lead and reread. Lead was used for centuries before the risks were fully understood.
- hinkley 3y agoAnd mercury. Lead was used for millenia. Romans drank from lead goblets. It sweetened the wine. And we didn’t know the full story of lead until 20 years after it was banned from gasoline, and the violent crime rates started to drop.
- iso1631 3y agoBut we haven't used plastic for millennia, and sure while it gets everywhere, some environments are far higher in microplastics than others, so doing comparisons should be easy