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There are a few other pathways for microplastics to reach the soil, from stormwater to plastic sheeting to "biosolids" (which is polite for processed municipal poo and other shit) β and all of those pathways need to be broken. https://www.sierraclub.org/michigan/blog/2024/02/microplastics-and-agriculture 7 comments
 @CelloMomOnCars I wonder if the Fossil Fuel companies knew about this before anyone else and like they did with Climate Change, kept quiet about it for the Profit? @CelloMomOnCars they're monsters already, what's one more Crime Against Humanity? As a reminder: The world is decarbonising. Oil and gas producers are nervous. "Thatβs why the fossil fuel giants are looking towards petrochemicals, and plastics in particular, as their next major growth market. βPlastics is the Plan B for the fossil fuel industry.β https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/29/how-the-fossil-fuel-industry-is-pushing-plastics-on-the-world-.html The question is, are we going to let them unleash more toxic pollution into the place where we live? |
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Plastics are toxic fossil fuel products. They don't biodegrade, they break up into little bits. And they get into our bodies.
"An examination of the livers, kidneys and brains of autopsied bodies found that all contained #microplastics, but the 91 brain samples contained on average about 10 to 20 times more than the other organs.
The researchers found that 24 of the #brain samples, which were collected in early 2024, measured on average about 0.5% plastic by weight."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/21/microplastics-brain-pollution-health
Plastics are toxic fossil fuel products. They don't biodegrade, they break up into little bits. And they get into our bodies.
"An examination of the livers, kidneys and brains of autopsied bodies found that all contained #microplastics, but the 91 brain samples contained on average about 10 to 20 times more than the other organs.