How much plastic do you swallow when you drink bottled water?
www.euronews.com
Researchers cut their bottled water use after shocking discovery of a quarter of a million tiny plastic pieces per litre.
  • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
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    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·
      10 months ago

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