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Heating up plastics is thought to release microplastics but I've not seen much solid research on it either. According to the European Parliament, ~63% of micro
by gregwithtwogs 3y ago
Heating up plastics is thought to release microplastics but I've not seen much solid research on it either.
According to the European Parliament, ~63% of microplastics come from laundering synthetic clothes and car tires [1].
1. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20181116STO19217/microplastics-sources-effects-and-solutions https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/201...
- gitaarik 3y agoA recent study found that microwaving food in plastic packaging releases a lot of microplastic into the food: https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/nebraska-study-finds-billions-of-nanoplastics-released-when-microwaving/ https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/nebraska-study-...