Microplastics Found In Human Hearts For First Time, Showing Impact Of Pollution::A study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology for found microplastics in the hearts and blood of humans undergoing cardiac surgery.

  • @Graphine@lemmy.world
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    411 months ago

    IIRC They’ve found a microbe recently that will eat plastic within a couple years. Could be wrong though.

    Either way I agree. Wish we would just go back to glass.

    • @H2207@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Isn’t that the lore for the cat adventure game Stray? Some little bug thing was able to eat plastic, they deployed it but it got out of control and mutated to consume all kinds, now chunks of the city are cut off to prevent the spread.

      Hope that doesn’t happen smile.

      Edit: Afterthought, why does this alleged microbe consume plastic? What nutritional value does oil / hydrocarbons provide?