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Seems like forever chemicals and microplastics are in everything now, taking that premise as a fact, and also assuming you should care about not ingesting these

Seems like forever chemicals and microplastics are in everything now, taking that premise as a fact, and also assuming you should care about not ingesting these things, what should we be doing as individuals to mitigate this? (Don't get me wrong, I'd like to fix this for everyone but it seems completely hopeless w/ the recent overturning of chevron deference etc)

adam_arthur 2y ago
Seems policy driving more effective (and expensive) water treatment should be the main priority. They're in effectively everything, including fresh fruits, vegetables and meat. "Apples have an average of 195,500 plastic particles per gram" I think this is one policy area most could agree on, and likely not an insurmountable cost
ninininino 2y ago
You can do nothing really, other than reduce your dose by drinking filtered water where you can or advocating for agriculture that has all of its inputs and outputs filtered (which seems to be more of a sci-fi premise than anything realistic given vertical farming type operations are extremely cost-prohibitive/don't make actual sense). Microplastics are also in the air you breathe, so perhaps use a great air purifier at home or wear a cloth mask to reduce exposure if you really care. And as a small act of protest and helping in a small way, you can try to avoid purchasing products that use these (easiest with microplastics than PFAS as with microplastics there at least is often a label that the good is made of plastic or synthetic fiber, PFAS is usually unlabeled in goods, as the chemical industry answers to no one). And I guess finally you can vote for environmentally-friendly parties, and advocate for environmental regulation politically.
4d4m 2y ago
Reverse osmosis (whole house) and bloodletting. Also going directly after those responsible.
- unaindz 2y ago
  Weren't the osmosis filters made out of fine plastic?
  - 4d4m 2y ago
    Yeah its awful

adam_arthur 2y ago

Seems policy driving more effective (and expensive) water treatment should be the main priority. They're in effectively everything, including fresh fruits, vegetables and meat. "Apples have an average of 195,500 plastic particles per gram" I think this is one policy area most could agree on, and likely not an insurmountable cost

ninininino 2y ago

You can do nothing really, other than reduce your dose by drinking filtered water where you can or advocating for agriculture that has all of its inputs and outputs filtered (which seems to be more of a sci-fi premise than anything realistic given vertical farming type operations are extremely cost-prohibitive/don't make actual sense). Microplastics are also in the air you breathe, so perhaps use a great air purifier at home or wear a cloth mask to reduce exposure if you really care. And as a small act of protest and helping in a small way, you can try to avoid purchasing products that use these (easiest with microplastics than PFAS as with microplastics there at least is often a label that the good is made of plastic or synthetic fiber, PFAS is usually unlabeled in goods, as the chemical industry answers to no one). And I guess finally you can vote for environmentally-friendly parties, and advocate for environmental regulation politically.

4d4m 2y ago

Reverse osmosis (whole house) and bloodletting. Also going directly after those responsible.

unaindz 2y ago
Weren't the osmosis filters made out of fine plastic?
- 4d4m 2y ago
  Yeah its awful