Rising rates of cancer in young people prompt hunt for environmental culprit (archive.is)

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[-] kaboom36@ani.social 3 points 2 months ago

How much y'all want to bet its microplastics?

[-] Espiritdescali@futurology.today 5 points 2 months ago

Narrator: It was microplastics

[-] MaximilianKohler@futurology.today 3 points 2 months ago

General poor health has been increasing. Obesity rates and rates of lots of other conditions have all been increasing. It can't all be due to microplastics.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 2 months ago

Y'all sleeping on heavy metal food contamination.

[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

I would expect heavy metal food contamination would be lower for younger generations. Detection methods are more sensitive and accurate, regulations are stricter, and leaded gasoline has been phased out.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 points 2 months ago

You'd think, but no, it's on the rise again!

[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Interesting! (and concerning)

What are the new sources of pollution this time? Any references I could check out?

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