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The average brain weighs 1300-1400 grams. If 0.5% of that is plastic by weight, your brain contains 6.5 - 7 grams of plastic. The average plastic credit card weighs 5 grams.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/21/microplastics-brain-pollution-health

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[-] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Ya just kinda scream into the void on the Internet while the plastic industry bribes... Er... Lobbies congress into not giving a shit.

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