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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Sure, but microplastics is a world wide issue. Lead, not so much. And here, we were discussing why America, in particular, is so goddam stupid.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    I don't think these factors are specifically unique to the US, some more than other. I think a lot of the environmental stuff you can see in many places, lead is not just a problem in the US, we are just more talkative about it.

    https://www.cgdev.org/publication/combatting-hidden-epidemic-lead-poisoning-ideas-eu

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Oh, definitively not. I'm not even 30, and I remember that NY dad's car from when I was a kid needed a special additive to replace the lead, because that had been banned since he bought it

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    I'm referring more to lead pipes eg Flint, Michigan. USA has really old infrastructure, and from what little I know, GOP state governments aren't big on fixing those sort of problems.

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