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I mean laugh out of context I dont think anyones specifically laughing at something they didnt know but in the context of smuggness of what we know now We wont

I mean laugh out of context I dont think anyones specifically laughing at something they didnt know but in the context of smuggness of what we know now We wont do a damn thing about the dangers of micro plastic now until it gets incredibly bad that we cant ignore it. Id say they would actually laugh at us for that though in the future

Lerc 1y ago
What are the confirmed dangers of micro plastics? I'll concede that they are everywhere, and they are detectable. What is the established consensus on the harm that they cause?
- Cthulhu_ 1y ago
  It remains underexplored, but there's many papers released and many studies being done to try and confirm. A big one is hormonal; BPA is a xenoestrogen, emulating the effects of estrogen on human bodies, with studies showing links between it and reduced fertility. There's been ~19000 studies on it so far, most since the 2000s (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=bisphenol+a https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=bisphenol+a). Jump-off points: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microplastics_and_human_health#Potential_health_risks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microplastics_and_human_health... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A#Human_safety https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A#Human_safety
  - Lerc 1y ago
    It seems like there are issues with determining what harmful levels are. The BPA wikipedia article says the primary source of human exposure is from canned food. That seems like it could be solved with a specific fix. It is not stated, but I would assume that the exposure from particles distributed in the environment would be insignificant if there is a known primary source that humans frequently interact with.
  - EasyMark 1y ago
    And there are so many alternatives and we don't know if they aren't even worse than BPA. Also unless you get bottle water/soda/etc in glass you are gonna get it there too, even aluminum cans are lined with the stuff.
  - FugeDaws 1y ago
    So... turning the frogs gay? God damn it Alex Jones
- gonzalohm 1y ago
  Infertility, increased risk of cancer. There are a few research papers about those topics

Lerc 1y ago

What are the confirmed dangers of micro plastics? I'll concede that they are everywhere, and they are detectable. What is the established consensus on the harm that they cause?

Cthulhu_ 1y ago
It remains underexplored, but there's many papers released and many studies being done to try and confirm. A big one is hormonal; BPA is a xenoestrogen, emulating the effects of estrogen on human bodies, with studies showing links between it and reduced fertility. There's been ~19000 studies on it so far, most since the 2000s (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=bisphenol+a https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=bisphenol+a). Jump-off points: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microplastics_and_human_health#Potential_health_risks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microplastics_and_human_health... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A#Human_safety https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A#Human_safety
- Lerc 1y ago
  It seems like there are issues with determining what harmful levels are. The BPA wikipedia article says the primary source of human exposure is from canned food. That seems like it could be solved with a specific fix. It is not stated, but I would assume that the exposure from particles distributed in the environment would be insignificant if there is a known primary source that humans frequently interact with.
- EasyMark 1y ago
  And there are so many alternatives and we don't know if they aren't even worse than BPA. Also unless you get bottle water/soda/etc in glass you are gonna get it there too, even aluminum cans are lined with the stuff.
- FugeDaws 1y ago
  So... turning the frogs gay? God damn it Alex Jones
gonzalohm 1y ago
Infertility, increased risk of cancer. There are a few research papers about those topics