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It’s Not Just Seafood: New Study Finds Microplastics in Nearly 90% of Proteins Sampled, Including Plant-Based Meat Alternatives (oceanconservancy.org)

submitted 10 months ago by yogthos@lemmy.ml to c/science@lemmy.ml

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[–] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml 8 points 10 months ago

Only 90% ? Sounds like we've got some wiggle room to add more plastic into the environment

[–] howrar@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Does anyone know what "one microplastic" means and why we are measuring them in units of microplastics?

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A fragment of any type of plastic less than 5 mm (0.20 in) in length, according to NOAA.

[–] howrar@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Why so many downvotes with no explanation? Is this answer wrong or something?

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -1 points 10 months ago

This is the answer straight from wikipedia. I guess we just have a bunch of trolls on here now who downvote things to harm constructive discussion on the site.

[–] frogfruit@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

Protein types included store-purchased breaded shrimp, minced pollock, fish sticks, white Gulf shrimp (headless/shell-on), Key West pink shrimp (headless/shell-on), Alaska Pollock fillets (skinless), chicken nuggets, top sirloin steaks, pork loin chops, chicken breasts, plant-based nuggets, plant-based fish sticks, plant-based ground beef, and tofu blocks.