I agree with the message but I don't know if arsenic + toxic algae in water necessarily deserve two separate slots in the Top 8 Prospective Millennial Parent Worries.

[–] SterlingVapor@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm more worried about the plastic, pesticides, degraded pharmaceuticals and heavy metals myself

[–] radicalmilquetoast@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, including... freshwater fish! https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/18/freshwater-fish-contaminated-forever-chemicals

[–] Bruce@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

More generally the sixth mass extinction

[–] Dettweiler42@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

PFAS chemicals should really be what we're worrying about. They never break down, they're highly carcinogenic, and they're used in a lot of plastics.

[–] SterlingVapor@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Kinda what I meant by plastics

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