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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (3 children)

So what does it do? Cancer?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago

In regards to humans, progress is being made. In coming years, expect greater clarity about effects on our bodies such as:

  • inflammation
  • oxidative stress (an imbalance of free radicals and antioxidants that damages cells)
  • immune responses
  • genotoxicity – damage to the genetic information in a cell that causes mutations, which can lead to cancer.

TL;DR yes, cancer. It also fucks with wildlife (blocking intestines, giving off poison)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It’s making men infertile. theres even a shortage of viable sperm today around the world

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Ok, that's one positive at least.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Good chance it probably is, possibly increase chance for asthma, chance for heart attack, another is it probably makes us infertile probably a good thing depending how you think of it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is this stuff you know or are you guessing?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)