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Microplastics Found In Human Hearts For First Time, Showing Impact Of Pollution::A study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology for found microplastics in the hearts and blood of humans undergoing cardiac surgery.

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[–] notabird@lemmy.world 49 points 1 year ago (6 children)

This is our lead, isn't it?

[–] Sawzall@lemmynsfw.com 32 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Way worse. Lead was fairly fixable. This is a problem at such a scale it's hard to understand. And there's no end in sight to stop mass production of it. Just think of bottles. The number of plastic bottles thrown in the trash from one gas station...then think about all the gas stations. That isn't even the tip of the iceberg.

I literally avoid plastic as much as reasonably possible, but I still want to bury my head in the sand about the whole thing.

[–] realharo@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago

Lead was "fixable" for then-future generations, not for those already affected.

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