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[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 60 points 2 years ago (3 children) They're going to say the same about plastic permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] affiliate@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (1 child) they already are permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] chemicalprophet@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago And we keep ramping up production because… Capitalism! permalink fedilink source parent [–] flo@infosec.pub 15 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Plastic is not very reactive. This property makes it generally not directly harmful to organic health, but also notoriously slow to decompose, causing huge amounts of pollution. I think it's misleading to compare it to asbestos. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Maxxie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 2 years ago (3 children) From what I gather, asbestos is also very stable and not reactive. Asbestosis is caused by tiny fibers physically tearing your lungs. It's unlikely that plastic is as dangerous (we'd seen it by now) but its buildup can likewise cause some condition. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) To be clear, asbestos is less reactive than plastic (particularly most thermoplastics) by a wide margin. One burns, the other will not. Asbestos is closer to glass. It requires incredibly high temperatures to turn it into glass as a matter of fact, as that's about the only way to dispose of it permanently. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Microplastics gathering in the brain. Most of which come from tires not food containers. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kofe@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Such as increased rates of infertility iirc permalink fedilink source parent [–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Just waiting for 3D printing fumes and SLA resin to be under the radar. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] affiliate@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (1 child) they already are permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] chemicalprophet@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago And we keep ramping up production because… Capitalism! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chemicalprophet@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago And we keep ramping up production because… Capitalism! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] flo@infosec.pub 15 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Plastic is not very reactive. This property makes it generally not directly harmful to organic health, but also notoriously slow to decompose, causing huge amounts of pollution. I think it's misleading to compare it to asbestos. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Maxxie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 2 years ago (3 children) From what I gather, asbestos is also very stable and not reactive. Asbestosis is caused by tiny fibers physically tearing your lungs. It's unlikely that plastic is as dangerous (we'd seen it by now) but its buildup can likewise cause some condition. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) To be clear, asbestos is less reactive than plastic (particularly most thermoplastics) by a wide margin. One burns, the other will not. Asbestos is closer to glass. It requires incredibly high temperatures to turn it into glass as a matter of fact, as that's about the only way to dispose of it permanently. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Microplastics gathering in the brain. Most of which come from tires not food containers. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kofe@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Such as increased rates of infertility iirc permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Maxxie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 2 years ago (3 children) From what I gather, asbestos is also very stable and not reactive. Asbestosis is caused by tiny fibers physically tearing your lungs. It's unlikely that plastic is as dangerous (we'd seen it by now) but its buildup can likewise cause some condition. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) To be clear, asbestos is less reactive than plastic (particularly most thermoplastics) by a wide margin. One burns, the other will not. Asbestos is closer to glass. It requires incredibly high temperatures to turn it into glass as a matter of fact, as that's about the only way to dispose of it permanently. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Microplastics gathering in the brain. Most of which come from tires not food containers. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kofe@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Such as increased rates of infertility iirc permalink fedilink source parent
[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) To be clear, asbestos is less reactive than plastic (particularly most thermoplastics) by a wide margin. One burns, the other will not. Asbestos is closer to glass. It requires incredibly high temperatures to turn it into glass as a matter of fact, as that's about the only way to dispose of it permanently. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Microplastics gathering in the brain. Most of which come from tires not food containers. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kofe@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Such as increased rates of infertility iirc permalink fedilink source parent
[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Just waiting for 3D printing fumes and SLA resin to be under the radar. permalink fedilink source parent