Scientists have made a disturbing discovery: human brains contain microplastics, and at higher concentrations than other organs. Worse, brain levels have jumped 50% in just eight years.
  • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    2 months ago

    A relative bright spot amidst a sea of bad news:

    "Bottled water alone can expose people to nearly as many microplastic particles annually as all ingested and inhaled sources combined,” said Brandon Luu, an Internal Medicine Resident at the University of Toronto. “Switching to tap water could reduce this exposure by almost 90%, making it one of the simplest ways to cut down on microplastic intake.”

    Dunno if anyone reading this is still drinking bottled water, but, uh, now you have another reason to not do that.

    • teamevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Unless you live in one of the many countries without potable drinking water…also do you think the micro plastics are filtered out? I’m actually asking if they’re filtered out