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Study finds billions of nanoplastics released when microwaving containers (news.unl.edu)
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[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce 16 points 1 year ago

I stopped microwaving in plastic many years ago. You can taste it ffs.

[–] totallynotarobot 6 points 1 year ago

Who tf microwaves water, and who tf bothers setting up a microwave fridge shot for a mommy blog post.

But yes, this should surprise no one.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Nanoplastics sound smaller than microplastics, so they're probably alright, right?