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minus-squareEvotech@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·22 hours agoThey’re going to say the same about plastic
minus-squareflo@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-29 hours agoPlastic is not very reactive. This property makes it generally not directly harmful to organic health, but also notoriously slow to decompose, causing huge amounts of pollution. I think it’s misleading to compare it to asbestos.
minus-squareMaxxielinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·8 hours agoFrom what I gather, asbestos is also very stable and not reactive. Asbestosis is caused by tiny fibers physically tearing your lungs. It’s unlikely that plastic is as dangerous (we’d seen it by now) but its buildup can likewise cause some condition.
minus-squarekofe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 hours agoSuch as increased rates of infertility iirc
minus-squareLandless2029@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 hours agoMicroplastics gathering in the brain. Most of which come from tires not food containers.
minus-squarewerefreeatlast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 hours agoJust waiting for 3D printing fumes and SLA resin to be under the radar.
minus-squarechemicalprophet@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·12 hours agoAnd we keep ramping up production because… Capitalism!
They’re going to say the same about plastic
Plastic is not very reactive. This property makes it generally not directly harmful to organic health, but also notoriously slow to decompose, causing huge amounts of pollution. I think it’s misleading to compare it to asbestos.
From what I gather, asbestos is also very stable and not reactive. Asbestosis is caused by tiny fibers physically tearing your lungs.
It’s unlikely that plastic is as dangerous (we’d seen it by now) but its buildup can likewise cause some condition.
Such as increased rates of infertility iirc
Microplastics gathering in the brain. Most of which come from tires not food containers.
Just waiting for 3D printing fumes and SLA resin to be under the radar.
they already are
And we keep ramping up production because… Capitalism!