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We aren't really looking. In the most well known case we were able to identify they were killing salmon because the salmon were dieing and worked back from that
by _DeadFred_ 7mo ago
We aren't really looking. In the most well known case we were able to identify they were killing salmon because the salmon were dieing and worked back from that, not because some study led there first.
https://www.ehn.org/toxic-tire-chemicals-threaten-salmon-as-nations-debate-plastic-pollution-treaty https://www.ehn.org/toxic-tire-chemicals-threaten-salmon-as-...
- RobGR 7mo agoThat is a case of a specific chemical in tires, not microplastics generally, or even rubber tire particles generally.
- kevinob11 7mo agoIsn't [bad thing is happening] let's work backwards and find [difficult to find cause] a really solid approach?
- ip26 7mo agoGood when the damage is done, bad as a method of approving new chemicals.