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At this point, Microplastics pollution should probably be included (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/climatecrisis@lemmy.ml
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The average brain weighs 1300-1400 grams. If 0.5% of that is plastic by weight, your brain contains 6.5 - 7 grams of plastic. The average plastic credit card weighs 5 grams.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/21/microplastics-brain-pollution-health

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[–] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Do you lack reading comprehension, or are you just in denial?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I gave the study a read. It's in preprint, it's yet to be peer reviewed and the method they used is atypical. Yeah I think disbelief is a pretty reasonable response since it's hard to imagine that much plastic wouldn't be making noticeable changes in behavior/physiology. But it's possible and the research seems rigorous

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