Re:Nanoplastics Likely Worse Than Microplastics; We Know Alm...
by orwin on Thursday December 07, 2023 @03:00PM
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> If microplastics are bad, nanoplastics can be reasonably assumed to be worse
It might be reasonable to assume that for the time being (precautionary principle), but in the end, most plastics are (C2H4)n. The form it can take is limited too, so while it could have effects on endocrine receptors, it would overall be limited.
[edit] I'm dumb sorry, I get it, additives can be more complex and are unknown, I'll read the article next time :/
Still stand by my initial belief, but I shouldn't have been so dismissive.
If microplastics are bad, nanoplastics can be reasonably assumed to be worse. The main thing I am thinking about is how a decaying plastic molecule might stay mostly unchanged as a microplastic, but once it becomes a nanoplastic the molecule itself could degrade into more toxic chemicals, perfectly sized to interact with our various receptors in our bodies.