Well, well, well... if it can get in here, they can get in EVERYWHERE. Instead of microplastics, shitposters on /sci/ bitch about everything BUT.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412020322297
>For the first time microplastics were detected by Raman microspectroscopy in human placentas.
>Microplastics were found in all placental portions: maternal, fetal and amniochorial membranes.
>Microplastics carry with them substances which acting as endocrine disruptors could cause long-term effects on human health.
Plastics. What kind of numbers are we talking about?
>In 2019, Amazon used an estimated 465 million pounds of plastic packaging, according to the nonprofit environmental group Oceana. The group also estimated that up to 22 million pounds of Amazon’s plastic packaging waste ended up as trash in freshwater and marine ecosystems around the world. These numbers are likely to rise in 2021.
>Packaging is the largest market for plastic resins in the United States, accounting for 31 percent in 2019, according to the American Chemistry Council. A significant portion of that is for food and beverages, but packaging for e-commerce is growing rapidly.
So its a lot.
>Yes, yes it is. The chemical industry does not have a closed-loop model. It sells chemicals, they are made into products, and they go into the air, water, or soil, and YOU are their delivery vehicle.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412020322297
>For the first time microplastics were detected by Raman microspectroscopy in human placentas.
>Microplastics were found in all placental portions: maternal, fetal and amniochorial membranes.
>Microplastics carry with them substances which acting as endocrine disruptors could cause long-term effects on human health.
Plastics. What kind of numbers are we talking about?
>In 2019, Amazon used an estimated 465 million pounds of plastic packaging, according to the nonprofit environmental group Oceana. The group also estimated that up to 22 million pounds of Amazon’s plastic packaging waste ended up as trash in freshwater and marine ecosystems around the world. These numbers are likely to rise in 2021.
>Packaging is the largest market for plastic resins in the United States, accounting for 31 percent in 2019, according to the American Chemistry Council. A significant portion of that is for food and beverages, but packaging for e-commerce is growing rapidly.
So its a lot.
>Yes, yes it is. The chemical industry does not have a closed-loop model. It sells chemicals, they are made into products, and they go into the air, water, or soil, and YOU are their delivery vehicle.
