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Fucussing on microplastic in the ocean might be a bad idea. Most people don't overly care about the ocean, but they care a lot about their own health. If there
by cubefox 3y ago
Fucussing on microplastic in the ocean might be a bad idea. Most people don't overly care about the ocean, but they care a lot about their own health. If there is evidence that inhaling or ingesting microplastics poses a serious health risk, governments would be a lot more motivated to ban synthetic textiles or synthetic car tires. So research on the effects of microplastics on human health would be potentially a lot more effective than getting the world to care about animals in the oceans.
- ProllyInfamous 3y agoI lived for several years on family land "out in the boonies," Texas; the locals' practice for trash removal was open-pit burning. Smelling plastic burn, essentially at any time of day... there was no talking any science or trash removal services. Diapers (like 5%+ of landfill waste) is the most gut-wrenching smell, and reminded me of living near Milpitas, California's open-pit dump (particularly during summer months). Except out in the country, it's all been burned at low-temp [incomplete] bonfires attended by rednecks with keggers.