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[–] Evotech 60 points 3 months ago (8 children)

They're going to say the same about plastic

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 months ago (3 children)

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.

[–] kofe 4 points 3 months ago

Such as increased rates of infertility iirc

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