Plastic is bout very reactive. This property makes it generally not directly harmful to organic health, but also notoriously slow to decompose, causing huge amounts of pollution. I think it’s misleading to compare it to asbestos.
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Evotech@lemmy.world 2 years ago
They’re going to say the same about plastic
flo@infosec.pub 2 years ago
Maxxie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 years ago
From what I gather, asbestos is also very stable and not reactive. Asbestosis is caused by tiny fibers physically tearing your lungs.
It’s unlikely that plastic is as dangerous (we’d seen it by now) but its buildup can likewise cause some condition.
roguetrick@lemmy.world 2 years ago
To be clear, asbestos is less reactive than plastic by a wide margin. One burns, the other will not.
Landless2029@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Microplastics gathering in the brain. Most of which come from tires not food containers.
kofe@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Such as increased rates of infertility iirc
werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Just waiting for 3D printing fumes and SLA resin to be under the radar.
affiliate@lemmy.world 2 years ago
they already are
chemicalprophet@lemm.ee 2 years ago
And we keep ramping up production because… Capitalism!