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EinwegPlastik
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EinwegPlastik
6y ago
So what you are still saying is: I think microplastic is a problem. -> right? Do you have the feeling every human needs to solve all problems? We are big, we have in theory enough resources, why not saying something like: we need to fix
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EinwegPlastik
6y ago
In germany we have a ton of copper pipes and there are no copper minerals going into the water as soon as the oxidatinlayer is there. Its still standard having copper pipes here; we use plastic after the water arrives at the room.
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EinwegPlastik
6y ago
We do. We raised the necessary questions. This is not the first news, this is just an additional water droplet on the full barrel. There were articles about microplastic in the rain, on mountains, dessert and on fields; Water supply and in
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EinwegPlastik
6y ago
Huh? i assumed we went from lead to copper and not straight to plastic
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EinwegPlastik
6y ago
It doesn't. Thats what i added as additional information. From the text, 'toxins' are mentioned: "Further studies need to be performed to assess if the presence of microplastics may trigger immune responses or may lead t
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EinwegPlastik
6y ago
I would object to it if i had the feeling we are taking it serious. We don't. What the avg person could do? They could actually buy less plastic products; Can write to politician, to companies, as employees talk to collegues and bosses
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EinwegPlastik
6y ago
Downvoting never helps. Anyway you should read the article before you comment. Its described in the article itself that microplastic attracts/collects toxins (heavy metals etc.). We already know that plenty of animals are dying because