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Human brain samples contain an entire spoon’s worth of nanoplastics, study says (www.cnn.com)

submitted 7 months ago by BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net to c/doomer@hexbear.net

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“The concentrations we saw in the brain tissue of normal individuals, who had an average age of around 45 or 50 years old, were 4,800 micrograms per gram, or 0.48% by weight,” Campen said.

That’s the equivalent of an entire standard plastic spoon, Campen said.

“Compared to autopsy brain samples from 2016, that’s about 50% higher”

An entire spoon's worth of plastic in ol' wrinkly. That doesn't seem good.

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[–] Feinsteins_Ghost@hexbear.net 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

First I was going to ask if it was a teaspoon or tablespoon, but it’s more akin to the measurement device as opposed to its measured substance.

Jfc.

[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 1 points 7 months ago

Yea, when I saw the headline I immediately thought it was a scoop of plastic too.

[–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 1 points 7 months ago (8 children)

50% increase in 8 years is fascinating. I doubt we increased plastics production that much in that timeframe, so what caused the increase?

[–] alexandra_kollontai@hexbear.net 1 points 7 months ago

We totally increased plastic production that much

[–] Chump@hexbear.net 1 points 7 months ago

I think it’s plastic erosion that matters more in this instance

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[–] piggy@hexbear.net 1 points 7 months ago

You guys don't use brain spoon? I use brain spoon all the time!

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 1 points 7 months ago

Yum I love plastic

[–] sewer_rat_420@hexbear.net 1 points 7 months ago

I knew I could feel all that shit sloshing around back in there

[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 1 points 7 months ago

That's fine I wasn't using all doze winkles the uwu microplasties may as well settle in crush

[–] HelluvaBottomCarter@hexbear.net 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

the average person has 8 spoons in their brain

[–] TerminalEncounter@hexbear.net 1 points 7 months ago

False, statistical error. The average person has 1 spoon in their mind. Spoon georg who eat a bucket of lego a day and the bucket and has 8000 spoons in his mind was a statistical outlier and should not have been included

[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Considering how I have a bad habit of just chewing the shit out of plastic, I wouldnt be surprised if I had a ladle

[–] MineDayOff@hexbear.net 1 points 7 months ago

Oh the media monkeys and the junket junkies will invite you to their plastic pantomime. Throw their invitations away!

[–] quarrk@hexbear.net 1 points 7 months ago

The blood-brain barrier

[–] TheGenderWitch@hexbear.net 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

30 times more plastic than 8 years ago is fucking crazy

[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 1 points 7 months ago

You're reading it wrong, the 7-30 times figure is comparing how much plastic was in the brain compared to the kidneys and liver. Its 50% more plastic then 8 years ago.

[–] blunder@hexbear.net 1 points 7 months ago

I thought the headline meant the plastic could fill the bowl of a spoon, but no the fucking spoon itself is plastic

[–] MaoTheLawn@hexbear.net 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

ok seriously how the fuck do we avoid cancer and shit from this

are we just fucked

[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

The article recommends reducing single use plastics, and especially trying to avoid plastic around food (using glass for leftovers, not heating up food with plastic wrap on it, etc). Diet is the main source for these plastics.

We are still fucked though.

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[–] un_mask_me@hexbear.net 1 points 7 months ago

Makes me think of a guy who used to eat starburst wrappers until his 20s

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