Every generation has some product/ingredient that they didn’t know was dangerous at the time: tobacco, lead, asbestos, etc. What is that item for this generation? - eviltoast
  • radix@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Are microplastics similarly diverse in their effects on the human body?

    • keenanpepper@sopuli.xyz
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      1 year ago

      I would guess that chemical effects would be diverse while “physical” effects would not be so diverse. Keep in mind that things like mesothelioma from asbestos are kinda sorta “physical” effects because it’s from jagged roughness of the particles at the nanoscale rather than any specific chemistry.