Re:Americans May Be Ingesting Thousands of Microplastics Eve...
by userbinator on Friday June 07, 2019 @09:33PM
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Scientists have done thousands of studies and haven't identified a root cause.
Then there likely isn't one, beyond maybe natural evolution itself.
Remember when leaded gasoline reduced a whole generation's IQ by a few points and caused a crimewave? Sometimes the negative effects of an enviromental choice take decades to figure out.
That was actually a very noticeable effect that plenty of studies showed evidence of, unlike this one.
It's past time to switch into a "cautious until proven safe" way of thinking when it comes to health and environment.
We'd still be living like cavemen if that were the case.
Then there likely isn't one, beyond maybe natural evolution itself.
Remember when leaded gasoline reduced a whole generation's IQ by a few points and caused a crimewave? Sometimes the negative effects of an enviromental choice take decades to figure out.
That was actually a very noticeable effect that plenty of studies showed evidence of, unlike this one.
It's past time to switch into a "cautious until proven safe" way of thinking when it comes to health and environment.
We'd still be living like cavemen if that were the case.