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Aluminium is fairly poisonous too: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camelford_water_pollution_incident https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camelford_water_pollution_
by londons_explore 2y ago
Aluminium is fairly poisonous too: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camelford_water_pollution_incident https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camelford_water_pollution_in...
And this study suggests aluminium in the brain might be cause (or effect) of autism, Alzheimer's, and various other neurological conditions:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-64734-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-64734-6
(Sulphates, acetates and oxides form really easily from contact with food and the environment)
- TaylorAlexander 2y agoWell the first link is a massive chemical spill which is usually bad, but doesn’t say much about the effects of aluminum in everyday objects. The latter I’m aware of as we have Alzheimer’s in my family and I work in the machine shop with aluminum quite often. I do wear eye and respiratory protection but I also recently researched it and it seems the link between Alzheimer’s and aluminum is still quite unclear and not firmly established. But as I’ve said in a few replies now I’m all for study of what the systemic harms of each are. If plastics cause harm and metals cause harm then the real question is what is the nature and magnitude of those harms. I think this requires more careful study. My point is that it may be time to look at plastic pollution the way we look at CO2 pollution.
- pfdietz 2y agoThere was an old result that claimed aluminum was found in Alzheimer's diseased brains, but I understand this was later shown to be a laboratory artifact.