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7,000 Microplastics Studies Show We Have One Really Big Problem (www.sciencealert.com)

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[-] HorseRabbit@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 2 days ago

So what does it do? Cancer?

[-] NostraDavid@programming.dev 20 points 2 days ago

In regards to humans, progress is being made. In coming years, expect greater clarity about effects on our bodies such as:

inflammation

oxidative stress (an imbalance of free radicals and antioxidants that damages cells)

immune responses

genotoxicity – damage to the genetic information in a cell that causes mutations, which can lead to cancer.

TL;DR yes, cancer. It also fucks with wildlife (blocking intestines, giving off poison)

[-] Smoogs@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It’s making men infertile. theres even a shortage of viable sperm today around the world

[-] devfuuu@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Ok, that's one positive at least.

[-] wabafee@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Good chance it probably is, possibly increase chance for asthma, chance for heart attack, another is it probably makes us infertile probably a good thing depending how you think of it.