Comment on What is acceptable amount of microplastics you would allow into your brain?

• Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Please post a picture of the tag on the shirt you are wearing right now.

  The overwhelming majority of microplastics in your body are polyester fibers, and most of those originally came from textiles.

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  • Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I thought the majority was from tires. There are other synthetics that use organics for cloths. But yeah the shirt I’m wearing right now is virtually a plastic bag.

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    • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Tires are, indeed, a major source of microplastics, but tires are used outdoors, and you probably spend most of your time indoors.

      Check your lint trap: those are the kind of microplastics you have in your brain.

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      • Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Like I said. There is non synthetic clothing.

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• bstix@feddit.dk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  we could control it if we took it seriously

  I doubt that. It’s already too late. It’s literally everywhere.

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  • Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    There are processes to remove it.

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• Buffalox@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  This is not a matter for personal action.
  It’s up to environmental scientists to figure out how we can deal with it, and then it’s up to lawmakers to make the laws accordingly.

  Of course if you are in the USA you are probably on your own. 🤔

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  • Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Personal action has to happen if you want the government to step in.

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