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flo@infosec.pub 20 hours agoPlastic 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.
Maxxie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 hours 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 1 hour ago
To be clear, asbestos is less reactive than plastic by a wide margin. One burns, the other will not.
Landless2029@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
Microplastics gathering in the brain. Most of which come from tires not food containers.
kofe@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
Such as increased rates of infertility iirc