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Re:What is our hidden consumption of microplastics doing to ... by ejb999 on Thursday May 19, 2022 @08:27AM (#31433643)
>>Turns out masks are not made of asbestos.

Neither are cigarettes, but getting enough cigarette smoke in your lung does causes cancer.

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Re:What is our hidden consumption of microplastics doing to ... by simondw on Thursday May 19, 2022 @11:08AM (#31435691)
It also turns out masks are not made of burning cigarettes. How many more of these do we have to do?
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Re:What is our hidden consumption of microplastics doing to ... by goodpoint on Thursday May 19, 2022 @12:06PM (#31436454)
At this point I can expect anything from this thread. Some conspiracy theory claiming that masks are manufactured by aliens.
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Re:What is our hidden consumption of microplastics doing to ... by moistly on Thursday May 19, 2022 @06:31PM (#31441016)
”Fun” fact: cigarette filters were made with asbestos.

> From 1952 to 1956, Lorillard Tobacco Company's Kent Micronite cigarettes were made with asbestos filters. The filters were advertised as increasing the experience and safety of smoking

https://www.mesothelioma.com/asbestos-exposure/products/asbe...

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