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[-] TammyTobacco@lemmy.ml 16 points 10 months ago

I think it's still a bit early for us to know how it's affecting us. It's the kind of data that takes a lifetime of micro plastics to see how it will kill us. But knowing how much cancer various plastics already give us, it's safe to assume this is a bad thing.

[-] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago

This isn't like smoking or drinking. There isn't any control group. We have no population to compare a lifetime of microplastic exposure against. It isn't like lead, either. Plastics pollution to date guarantees a continuous supply of microplastics for decades/centuries.

[-] NotSoCoolWhip@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

You're right, I assume that even at the very best, an uncontacted tribe would still be contaminated to some extent

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