Oh good. I’m glad we can just let 3M give microplastics to children in Indonesia once we all decide to quit our pack a day habit. Plus it’ll be nice to not be asked by the hostess if we want to sit in the microplastics or non-microplastics section of the restaurant anymore.
The effects that worry me most and are arguably the best studied are those on the human endocrine system. It unarguably interferes with our hormonal system, although it is not yet known to which degree or how it impacts each individual separately. Most likely this will go the way of cigarettes; with the world “knowing” it’s poison but not taking action until the effects can absolutely no longer be ignored. By which time it will be too late for many.
wetbeardhairs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
queermunist@lemmy.ml 4 days ago
No, it’ll go the way of carbon emissions i.e. the world “knowing” the problem but not taking action. Period. No action, at all, until we’re all dead.