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This is an oversimplification. Quartz doesn’t break down either, and yet people don’t worry about bioaccumulating sand when they go to the beach.
by amluto 2y ago
This is an oversimplification. Quartz doesn’t break down either, and yet people don’t worry about bioaccumulating sand when they go to the beach.
- red-iron-pine 2y agoyou don't absorb quartz through your skin and is inert if it gets into your stomach. small particles won't hurt your guts and will get pooped out; ingesting dirt is something that is not uncommon with animals, including people.