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Microplastics Found In Human Hearts For First Time, Showing Impact Of Pollution (www.forbes.com)

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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.

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[–] rockSlayer 27 points 1 year ago (35 children)

We started mass production of plastic 90 years ago, and we're choking on it. We need to stop all plastic production.

[–] filgas08 6 points 1 year ago (5 children)

we need to at least make a plastic that is sustainable, biodegradable, and with a shorter lifespan depending on the applications. for example, a water bottle could be made to last 6 months or so depending on the size, while a keyboard could be made to last decades before starting to break down. this would be quite hard to achieve, but if we want to keep all the commodities given to us by plastic, while also keeping our health, we have to invest some money into research.

[–] Graphine 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

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