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Billions of nanoplastics released when microwaving baby food containers
(www.sciencedaily.com)
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this post was submitted on 20 Jul 2023
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For real, this is sobering information. I already try to avoid microwaving plastics, but I'm gonna be even more careful now, and try to spread this study. Billions of nanoplastics per square centimeter, it's scary to think about the size of containers, number that would likely be used in a day, and the fact that infants are so small with that information in context.