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Nanoplastic Ingestion Causes Neurological Deficits

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Re: Nanoplastic Ingestion Causes Neurological Deficits

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Post by nehal3m »

actionfromafar wrote: post #128
chrisco255 wrote: post #108

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No they're not. It's an epoxy resin, not plastic. It's BPA.

So, a plastic then? Edit after light scolding by commenter below: BPA is a form of plastic, both in the pedantic sense (it's formed ... plastically... into its product shape) but more importantly in the colloquial sense, "synthetic, plasticky material" and in this general thread "synthetic material with harmful effects on health, probably through hormonal disruption". So, yes, BPA is a resin, it's also a plastic, and…

Is it?

[0] Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical produced in large quantities for use primarily in the production of polycarbonate plastics.

Guess it is. Why is it a problem?

[1] Researchers have found that BPA exposure is linked to a number of health issues, partly because BPA mimics the structure and function of the hormone estrogen

Not to be wagging the finger, but instead of a snarky remark (ending in a question mark, so the reader can't conclude anything from it) a little Googling and posting a correction with the reasoning would be better.

[0] https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/sya-bpa/index...

[1] https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/what-is-bpa#basics

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Post by kornhole »

balaji1 wrote: post #133
kornhole wrote: post #131

Yes those N95 and other disposable masks people have been wearing for years are made of plastic. This is a great way to ingest nanoplastics.

Do air purifiers help with micro plastics in indoor air?

I do not think any air purifiers can fit inside your face mask. I assume in room air purifiers will capture some as they are particles like others that get caught in filters.

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Post by cybervaz »

idiotsecant wrote: post #97
lostlogin wrote: post #91

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Those containers have a shape and style and the place names allow me to visualise what they look like.

Nobody else knows what your country of origin status symbol words are supposed to mean, so using them to communicate has one clear motive and it isn't clarity

nah, you're just being overly reactive about things. You're not contributing to the main topic

Re: Nanoplastic Ingestion Causes Neurological Deficits

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Post by balaji1 »

kornhole wrote: post #142
balaji1 wrote: post #133

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do air purifiers help with micro plastics in indoor air?

I do not think any air purifiers can fit inside your face mask. I assume in room air purifiers will capture some as they are particles like others that get caught in filters.

The disposable masks were such a shame. We ingested and breathed in the plastic. Then once discarded, it is just plastic pollution.

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Post by quickthrowman »

DoreenMichele wrote: post #136

I personally try to avoid canned drinks and foods to avoid metal poisoning. I typically buy two liter sodas in plastic bottles and avoid softer plastics. Styrofoam cups and other styrofoam food containers are awful. If you get hot food in a styrofoam go box, the box is often visibly marked by contact with hot food and you can smell it and taste it. It's also potentially a reason to switch to an electric vehicle -- to…

Canned food and beverage cans are lined with epoxy or plastic.

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Post by SapporoChris »

kornhole wrote: post #131

Yes those N95 and other disposable masks people have been wearing for years are made of plastic. This is a great way to ingest nanoplastics.

N95 masks can be made from plastics, however to my knowledge there are not any masks on the market made of nanoplastic particles.

Just as air filters are not polluting the air with massive clouds of nanoparticles your face mask is not filling your lungs with them.

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Post by rngname22 »

deelowe wrote: post #51
EGreg wrote: post #30

Sorry people, but you can't stop it: 1. https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/04/11/how-much-plastic-d... 2. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/24/micropla... 3. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/15/winds-ca... Because humanity and capitalism's incentives are just wrong. Bottling companies like Coca Cola and Snapple have long switched to plastic bottles, and externalized the cost to the env…

One of my favorite quotes is: "A problem is a challenge with a least one workable solution. A dilemma is challenge with multiple choices, all equally bad." If we eliminated all PFAS chemicals today, society would collapse. What's the point of eliminating PFAS chemicals to improve life expectancy if the very act of doing so would cause a famine?

Phasing out PFAS over a 5-10 year period or imposing a steady-increasing tax on its usage (to the point that eventually it became an apocalyptically high tax) would drive supply chains to adapt and move to alternatives. Paper, wood, metal, glass, etc. are materials that have worked fine for hundreds of years.

Oh no, less waterproofing, what will we ever do? Guess we should keep this cancer material around.

Oh no, we lose some classes of medications, guess we should just poison the Earth and generations to come because losing lipitor and prozac is just unacceptable.

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Post by ajmurmann »

Night_Thastus wrote: post #16
neom wrote: post #4

My mum when I was a kid in the 90s: we don't store things in plastic, glass or ceramic only Me when I was a kid in the 90s: mum is a f'ing idiot wtf is wrong with plastic this hippy shit is dumb My mum 2020s: so plastic huh? Me 2020s: ugh.

If you can, there are some great borosilicate glass containers out there. I use them for everything. The ones I have seal well enough that I can fill it with soup and stick it in a backpack, ride somewhere and it's fine on the other side. Thick enough to be basically unbreakable, microwavable, dishwasher-safe, etc. Don't need to worry about tomato staining either like on plastic. I've been thrilled with mine.

I love using these for things like casseroles. I can bake it directly in the container or even freeze a raw casserole and when ready, defrost and bake. One less dirty dish and no need to transfer and make sure it will fit.

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Post by colpabar »

titzer wrote: post #122
reset2023 wrote: post #90

Coca Cola is to plastic what oil is to Exxon, and what food is to Monsanto. The CEO of coca cola and his team of scientist in 1978 are responsible for this. Extremely intelligent but extremely unconscious.

They'd make their containers out of pickled baby faces, set up their factory next to a nuclear waste disposal site, and whip children who nod off during their 18 hour shifts if it saved one goddamn cent per bottle.

And we'd all keep drinking coke products as long as they express the correct opinions and put flags on their pfps when appropriate on twitter.
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