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> primarily to get rid of a microplastics emission source I wouldn't be surprised to learn that inhaled microplastics were causing an increase in lung cancers.

> primarily to get rid of a microplastics emission source I wouldn't be surprised to learn that inhaled microplastics were causing an increase in lung cancers. We know they end up deep in the lungs.

mschuster91 1y ago
Personally, I more suspect vehicles. We got a grip on particulate emissions from diesel engines, but brakes and tires still emit fine dust particles. The average one way commute is 30 minutes in the US, so you're breathing in pretty filthy air for an hour a day...
- autoexec 1y ago
  Hopefully not. I keep the windows up and recycle the air (which should be filtered on its way in anyway). I live a bit closer to road than I'd like considering the traffic levels though so even keeping windows open in the house could be an issue.
  - mschuster91 1y ago
    > which should be filtered on its way in anyway Not really unless the car comes with HEPA filters [1], which most don't. [1] https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/resources/documents/car-bus-exposure-studies https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/resources/documents/car-bus-exposure-...
- somenameforme 1y ago
  This would be 'pretty easy' to demonstrate by comparing cancer rates by people who live adjacent to busy highways against those who live in rural areas. 'Pretty easy' is always nonsense in observational studies because the confounders have confounders that are confounded by other confounders; even more so for things that are relatively poorly understood, like cancer. But it's at least something that would certainly get (and probably already has been?) funded.
  - mschuster91 1y ago
    We got at least a link between heavy road traffic and stunted lung growth in children, as well as at least 10% increased lung cancer rates [1]. Additionally, noise from road traffic has been linked to increased rates of cardiovascular disease and mental health issues [2]. Both of this is compounded by the fact that people living next to major roads tend to be poorer, so there is a socio-economic issue present as well. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/25/living-near-busy-road-stunts-childrens-lung-growth-study-says https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/25/living-n... [2] https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/verkehrslaerm-kann-risiko-fuer-depressionen https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/ver...

> primarily to get rid of a microplastics emission source I wouldn't be surprised to learn that inhaled microplastics were causing an increase in lung cancers. We know they end up deep in the lungs.

mschuster91 1y ago

Personally, I more suspect vehicles. We got a grip on particulate emissions from diesel engines, but brakes and tires still emit fine dust particles. The average one way commute is 30 minutes in the US, so you're breathing in pretty filthy air for an hour a day...

autoexec 1y ago
Hopefully not. I keep the windows up and recycle the air (which should be filtered on its way in anyway). I live a bit closer to road than I'd like considering the traffic levels though so even keeping windows open in the house could be an issue.
- mschuster91 1y ago
  > which should be filtered on its way in anyway Not really unless the car comes with HEPA filters [1], which most don't. [1] https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/resources/documents/car-bus-exposure-studies https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/resources/documents/car-bus-exposure-...
somenameforme 1y ago
This would be 'pretty easy' to demonstrate by comparing cancer rates by people who live adjacent to busy highways against those who live in rural areas. 'Pretty easy' is always nonsense in observational studies because the confounders have confounders that are confounded by other confounders; even more so for things that are relatively poorly understood, like cancer. But it's at least something that would certainly get (and probably already has been?) funded.
- mschuster91 1y ago
  We got at least a link between heavy road traffic and stunted lung growth in children, as well as at least 10% increased lung cancer rates [1]. Additionally, noise from road traffic has been linked to increased rates of cardiovascular disease and mental health issues [2]. Both of this is compounded by the fact that people living next to major roads tend to be poorer, so there is a socio-economic issue present as well. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/25/living-near-busy-road-stunts-childrens-lung-growth-study-says https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/25/living-n... [2] https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/verkehrslaerm-kann-risiko-fuer-depressionen https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/ver...