Microplastics in the Olfactory Bulb of the Human Brain

Re:Microplastics in the Olfactory Bulb of the Human Brain by glial on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @04:12PM (#41584891)

As another commenter pointed out, you could (and people surely did) make the same argument about lead or asbestos. That alone doesn't mean it's not the right thing to do.

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Re:Microplastics in the Olfactory Bulb of the Human Brain by lukan on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @04:59PM (#41585407)

We have clear evidence that asbestos and lead are very harmful.

I don't think we have that evidence for plastic (yet).

Also you totally can start buying plastic free clothes here and now. Just more expensive usually.

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Re:Microplastics in the Olfactory Bulb of the Human Brain by soperj on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @05:37PM (#41585847)

Sure we do, just look at the piles of clothing waste around the planet.

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Re:Microplastics in the Olfactory Bulb of the Human Brain by lukan on Thursday September 19, 2024 @01:27AM (#41588798)

It was about health hazards.

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Re:Microplastics in the Olfactory Bulb of the Human Brain by atrus on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @05:29PM (#41585774)

Plus, plastics is a very very broad term. Saying "ban all plastics" isn't the same as saying ban lead, it's the same as saying "ban all metals".

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Re:Microplastics in the Olfactory Bulb of the Human Brain by namibj on Thursday September 19, 2024 @06:20AM (#41590347)

Yeah, i.e., is rayon banned? Silicones (they're very different from all the classic oil-sourced plastics).

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