Re:Tons of microplastic rain onto western US
by weaksauce on Friday June 26, 2020 @10:24PM
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> It's gross and people should do something about it, but it is a neurotic worry rather than a real problem.
I wonder if it is going to be more like lead where at the time it was thought to be benignish and as the evidence mounted it was clear just how destructive it was.
Re:Tons of microplastic rain onto western US
by 14 on Friday June 26, 2020 @10:39PM
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Or maybe it will show that humans can manage the plastic over their life times but maybe insects can not. It certainly seems to coincide with the declining bug population and increasing plastic use.
I wonder if it is going to be more like lead where at the time it was thought to be benignish and as the evidence mounted it was clear just how destructive it was.