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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 6 days ago

So is it possible the blood-brain barrier is designed to trap nanoparticles? They do exist in nature.

[–] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 140 points 1 week ago (33 children)

A relative bright spot amidst a sea of bad news:

"Bottled water alone can expose people to nearly as many microplastic particles annually as all ingested and inhaled sources combined,” said Brandon Luu, an Internal Medicine Resident at the University of Toronto. “Switching to tap water could reduce this exposure by almost 90%, making it one of the simplest ways to cut down on microplastic intake.”

Dunno if anyone reading this is still drinking bottled water, but, uh, now you have another reason to not do that.

[–] randint@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Would my plastic water bottle (reusable) be a problem?

[–] Lesrid@lemm.ee 2 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Yes but to a much lesser extent. The act of merely breaking the seal on the cap injects a lot of plastic into the liquid, so skipping that has to count for something

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[–] Merlin@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

Does anyone knows of those brita filters that’s pretty much a plastic jar would leak as much microplastics as a regular bottle of water?

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 26 points 1 week ago (10 children)

This would mean any liquid in plastic is a large source. Bottled water has other options, not so much the rest. I mean they could have different packaging and some do, but cost is a reason plastic is primarily used.

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[–] slaacaa@lemmy.world 57 points 1 week ago (4 children)

So what? We all have to make a bit of sacrifice to maximize shareholder value. Stop whining about it!

Tap for spoiler/s

[–] reksas@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 days ago

lets sacrifice shareholders for value instead

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[–] vane@lemmy.world 55 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm a Barbie girl, in the Barbie world
Life in plastic, it's fantastic

[–] TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zip 24 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Who would have guessed that song was an apocalyptic warning

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[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 46 points 1 week ago (10 children)

This is why I do the following once per fortnight:

  1. Obtain 1 liter of pharmaceutical-grade acetone.
  2. Heat the acetone to 150C to sterilize it.
  3. Cover the acetone with a sterile cover and let it cool to room temperature.
  4. While the acetone is cooling, drill a small hole in skull with a heat-sterilized drill bit. (Or re-use previously drilled skull port.)
  5. Once cooled, using a large syringe, inject 1 liter of sterile acetone directly into skull.
  6. Shake head around for 2 minutes, let sit for 30 minutes.
  7. After 30 minutes, attach new sterile needle to syringe and insert into skull port.
  8. Withdraw 1 liter of fluid from skull.

Acetone will dissolve the microplastics inside your brain. Afterwards, the resulting solution can simply be syringed out and discarded. Alternately, the resulting solution can be recycled as an effective paint thinner.

/s (This WOULD remove microplastics from your brain, but it would also mean you wouldn't have to worry about microplastics at all, on the account of simply being dead.)

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Hey MAGA folks: the Deep State does not want you to know about this. Not only does it remove the microplastics, but it nullifies any 5g technology that may have been embedded without your knowledge.

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[–] asteriskeverything@lemmy.world 43 points 1 week ago (4 children)

The researchers speculate that microplastics could contribute to neurological conditions by obstructing blood flow, interfering with neural connections, or triggering inflammation in the brain.

A whole generation dumbed down by lead and now microplastics. We fucked

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[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 36 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I am so glad I didn't bring any children into this world.

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[–] Zacryon@feddit.org 27 points 1 week ago (11 children)

He believes that food, especially meat, is the primary source of microplastics entering the body, as commercial meat production tends to accumulate plastic particles within the food chain.

“The way we irrigate fields with plastic-contaminated water, we postulate that the plastics build up there,” Campen said. “We feed those crops to our livestock. We take the manure and put it back on the field, so there may be a sort of feed-forward biomagnification.”

Go vegan, I guess?

[–] REDACTED@infosec.pub 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Can plastic stay in it's plastic form after undergoing cooking?

[–] Zacryon@feddit.org 2 points 6 days ago

I suppose so. Even though they already melt at typical frying or baking temperatures, they don't evaporate. Even if, the still need to find a way through the food outside and not get trapped inside, where they'll cool down again and therefore return to a solid state.

Take this with a grain of microplastic-free salt, as this is not my field.

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[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Plastic has been the best and worst invention in human existence. We need a replacement for this asap.

[–] gressen@lemm.ee 27 points 1 week ago

We should start by subsidizing plant based materials instead of oil based. We're literary paying extra to make more plastic.

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