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The control group: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinelese https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinelese

• kennywinker 3y ago
  I'm pretty sure they're being exposed to plastic too, at this point. Via seafood mostly, so probably at a lot lower concentrations.
• rkagerer 3y ago
  Plastic aside, that was an interesting read.
• throwaway290 3y ago
  Don't think so. This is nanoplastics we're talking about. Even microplastics are found everywhere (https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/microplastics-in-virtually-every-crevice-on-earth https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/microplas...). stuff spreads well through water air precipitation foodchain etc. Remember how they they could not find a control group for PFAS anywhere on the planet, I'm sure this is true for all common pollutants. Edit: OK, I replaced the link to the article about Everest with a link to the article about all the other places.
  • midoridensha 3y ago
    Right. The control group is off-planet: some aliens took a tribe of Native Americans a couple centuries ago to another planet far away. Eventually, Captain Kirk will find them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paradise_Syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paradise_Syndrome
  • carlmr 3y ago
    >Even microplastics are found on Everest Funny that you mention Everest. My first thought on Everest is rainbow valley, not untouched by humanity.