Re:Microplastics shed by food packaging are contaminating ou...
by qqtt on Tuesday June 24, 2025 @09:42AM
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Also, as a reminder, leaded gas (avgas) is still used all over the United States pumping lead into the environment. If you live near an airport you are especially at increased risk of lead exposure in the environment.
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Re:Microplastics shed by food packaging are contaminating ou...
by Plasmoid on Tuesday June 24, 2025 @09:46AM
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The FAA finally approved 100UL gas for small airplanes. I'm not sure how widely it's available now.
Re:Microplastics shed by food packaging are contaminating ou...
by sevensor on Tuesday June 24, 2025 @10:43AM
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This is just for general aviation though. Jet fuel has no lead in it. Not that this means it’s healthy, just that jet exhaust pollution does not include appreciable amounts of lead.
Re:Microplastics shed by food packaging are contaminating ou...
by ToucanLoucan on Tuesday June 24, 2025 @10:25AM
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Also also, shit tons of poor folk all over the country live in homes full of lead pipes and paint that their landlords are too cheap to fix.
Asbestos too, though that's less threatening as long as it's not being actively fucked with.
Re:Microplastics shed by food packaging are contaminating ou...
by zdragnar on Tuesday June 24, 2025 @11:07AM
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Generally speaking, it's better to cover up asbestos than it is to remove it. Remediation attempts can easily go wrong, moving the asbestos from "hidden and staying put under tiles" to "free floating dust in the air and your lungs". One of my parents' friends got mesothelioma from doing just that.