If you read the article, you’ll find that they claim it’s broken down into something which is processed by naturally occurring bacteria. I would have preferred that they linked to an actual research article for details, but this is explicitly not one of these “degradable” plastics that just dissolves into microplastic.
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RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks agoAlso probably gonna turn out it dissolves into jsmaller plastics, perfectly sized for penetrating the blood-brain-barrier.
thebestaquaman@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Article says it dissolves into components
Inaminate_Carbon_Rod@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Did you guys even read the article?