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Remember when people said that microplastics would be our generations leaded petrol?
Actually it's worse because we're refusing to do anything about it. Extremely normal planet.
It's scary
It's pretty alarming
There’s much more plastic in our brains than I ever would have imagined or been comfortable with
I'm so glad this is being studied so we can do absolutely nothing about it
It gets worse, it's inherently difficult to study this. There have been attempts to study the effects of microplastics in humans, but every time, those studies have to be canceled, because they can't find a control group.
A control group being people without plastics already present? Got any links for this, I am curious.
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Cyberpunk utopias: "become cyborg"
The dystopia that is late stage capitalism: "become plastic"
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Still, researchers say that individuals should try to reduce their exposure by avoiding the use of plastic in preparing food, especially when microwaving; drinking tap water instead of bottled water; and trying to prevent the accumulation of dust, which is contaminated with plastics.
The Food and Drug Administration says in a statement on its website that “current scientific evidence does not demonstrate that levels of microplastics or nanoplastics detected in foods pose a risk to human health.”
The American Chemistry Council, which represents plastic and chemical manufacturers, did not directly respond to questions about the recent studies finding microplastics in human organs. Kimberly Wise White, a vice-president with the group, noted that “the global plastics industry is dedicated to advancing the scientific understanding of microplastics”.
lmao:
No, Microplastics Are Not The “New Acid Rain.” Not Even Close.
Sensational and ominous headlines such as “Plastic rain is the new acid rain” are in no way based on science. Microplastics are not acidic, and they don’t act like acid rain. In fact, the World Health Organization and others have noted that, while microplastics are present in the environment, existing evidence indicates they don’t pose a risk to human health.
Interestingly, the report referenced found the amount of microplastics in the environment represents only four percent of particles collected on average – and in some cases much less. The other 96 percent is comprised of natural materials like minerals, dirt and sand, insect parts, pollen, and more.
That's right, only 1/25th of small solid particles in the environment are plastic! We gotta get those numbers up!
Also, hilariously, every time you copy something from the web page, they embed a little "Learn more at: https://www.americanchemistry.com/chemistry-in-america/news-trends/blog-post/2020/no-microplastics-are-not-the-new-acid-rain-not-even-close"
Like sure, I'll happily link the rest of the screed because it has to be seen to be believed, don't worry.
Akshually sweatie plastics are not acidic so you can't say they're like ACID rain.
Checkmate tankies
I think that sentence was by far the dumbest shit I’ve read in weeks.
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The Food and Drug Administration says in a statement on its website that “current scientific evidence does not demonstrate that levels of microplastics or nanoplastics detected in foods pose a risk to human health.”
uhhhh is there tho? we've had many discoveries of microplastics being in places and things, and like duh new things should not be added to bodies and environments without knowledge of their implications. but there is very little concrete about what it's actually doing.
Yeah, there's not any evidence I'm aware of yet that micro plastics in the body do much of anything. That's not to say that it doesn't, just that whatever it might do is not so dramatic that we're able to immediately tell.
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The good news is the plastic will insulate the sinapses in my brain, and make the electric signaling more efficient
The worms are there to help break down the micro plastics
I hate liberal journalism. The article contains a myriad of evidence showing that being filled with plastic is bad for your health, and yet they quote the FDA as saying "there is no evidence being filled with plastic is harmful." No comment, no critique, as if the FDA blatantly lying to you is something normal and ok. The article title should be "FDA ignores evidence that microplastics are harmful to life." That should be the title. Instead we get this depressing article implying no one can do anything but die filled with plastic.
Don't lose heart. America is the biggest problem and they grow weaker everyday. Keep fighting.
Brain filling up with microplastic at the speed of light until I become like Galactus and begin devouring worlds.
yayy no more thoughts!!!
this is going to be our version of lead poisoning, isn't it
I'm so scared, holy shit. I doubt there will be anything that can be done about this in my lifetime.
Sounds like one of the many things I am going to not worry about because there's not much I can do about it
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Going to cleanse my brain of micro plastics with a 12ga. It's the only way.
Can someone explain the microplastics thing to me?
Why has there been an increase?
Where does it come from?
How do you avoid it?
Why has there been an increase?
The plastic industry is a post WW2 event
Where does it come from?
Microplastics mostly come from degrading plastics, the biggest culprit seems to be ~~"temporary" one use plastics~~ textiles, tires, and city dust make up 80% of microplastics (source: Wikipedia)
How do you avoid it?
That's the neat part! You don't.
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The paper also found the quantity of microplastics in brain samples from 2024 was about 50% higher from the total in samples that date to 2016, suggesting the concentration of microplastics found in human brains is rising at a similar rate to that found in the environment. Most of the organs came from the office of the medical investigator in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which investigates untimely or violent deaths.
“You can draw a line – it’s increasing over time. It’s consistent with what you’re seeing in the environment,”
We use plastic for everything, and that trend hasn't slowed. Over time plastics and their mini-bits have been found in every part of the planet, in the soil and air, deep in a glacier, you name it. There is no avoiding it. Everything you touch, eat, drink, and wear at some point will contain these forever chemical plastics.
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