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[-] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 61 points 1 year ago

And at this point finding a control group that isn't contaminated is incredibly difficult if not impossible

[-] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Maybe we can get one of those people living completely isolated from society.

Even uncontacted tribes in the middle of nowhere islands probably have microplastics in their blood too. After all, they likely are eating animals that have microplastics. Stuff like this always gets worse the higher up the food chain you get, and humans are pretty high up.

[-] rifugee@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

With the amount of trash in the ocean, I wouldn't be surprised if even an uncontacted tribe is running around in mismatched sandals and drinking out of old plastic bottles.

A guy I watch on YT has done a couple of short shipwreck survival challenges on some of the little islands off the coast of Australia. He starts barefoot and with no supplies and within an hour of scavenging the beach he has a pair of sandals, a half dozen bottles, both plastic and glass, and usually some fishing line or rope.

[-] rifugee@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

RoKKiT KiT

He's a laid back Aussie dude that does mostly ocean-based solo beach camping catch and cooks.

I'm on the other side of the world, half a days travel from the ocean, so his channel provides me an interesting and often beautiful perspective of a life very different than my own.

[-] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Some might say the top, if you will.

[-] Killing_Spark@feddit.de 11 points 1 year ago

If it's actually present in clouds their water will be contaminated as well. They probably have a way lower exposure.

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