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Human brain samples contain an entire spoon’s worth of nanoplastics, study says (www.cnn.com)
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“The concentrations we saw in the brain tissue of normal individuals, who had an average age of around 45 or 50 years old, were 4,800 micrograms per gram, or 0.48% by weight,” Campen said.

That’s the equivalent of an entire standard plastic spoon, Campen said.

“Compared to autopsy brain samples from 2016, that’s about 50% higher”

An entire spoon's worth of plastic in ol' wrinkly. That doesn't seem good.

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[–] 38 points 2 years ago (8 children)

50% increase in 8 years is fascinating. I doubt we increased plastics production that much in that timeframe, so what caused the increase?

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  • [–] 33 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

    Speculating: the breakdown of existing environmental plastics into smaller, more absorbable pollutants? existing plastics more thoroughly polluting the food/water supplies?

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

    I think that's true because the amount of plastic waste is being significantly lower. Of the plastic still being emitted into the environment, the majority is from tires. Tire dust.

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