Re:What is our hidden consumption of microplastics doing to ...
by simmanian on Thursday May 19, 2022 @01:46PM
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In a lot of regions, "farming" sea salt basically means pouring sea water on top of plastic tarps and evaporating water. Over time, the plastic degrades and you get microplastic particles in your salt. You also need to rake these salt fields pretty heavily, which also generates microplastic particles.
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Re:What is our hidden consumption of microplastics doing to ...
by DoingIsLearning on Thursday May 19, 2022 @02:47PM
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Which is sad because salt "farming" used to be done on clay soil near river deltas, which was a perfectly good medium for this job.