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I don't have to know what kind of dust is leaking out of the Blendtec Blender to remember the classic words "X dust, don't breath this!" If microplastics are b

I don't have to know what kind of dust is leaking out of the Blendtec Blender to remember the classic words "X dust, don't breath this!" If microplastics are bad, nanoplastics can be reasonably assumed to be worse. The main thing I am thinking about is how a decaying plastic molecule might stay mostly unchanged as a microplastic, but once it becomes a nanoplastic the molecule itself could degrade into more toxic chemicals, perfectly sized to interact with our various receptors in our bodies.

orwin 3y ago
> If microplastics are bad, nanoplastics can be reasonably assumed to be worse It might be reasonable to assume that for the time being (precautionary principle), but in the end, most plastics are (C2H4)n. The form it can take is limited too, so while it could have effects on endocrine receptors, it would overall be limited. [edit] I'm dumb sorry, I get it, additives can be more complex and are unknown, I'll read the article next time :/ Still stand by my initial belief, but I shouldn't have been so dismissive.