I am busy and don’t have time to research all of the ways corporations have poisoned us.

What are some good rules on how to avoid microplastics?

Eat local foods? Avoid processed foods? Walk/bike? Use dry soaps? Don’t use any take away containers? Avoid walking near busy roads? Use cotton/wool for all clothing?

  • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 months ago

    This is a “parts per million billion” sort of thing.

    Think of it like PFAS or some other harmful chemical (which, you know, it basically is): the layperson would be categorically unable to get a meaningful measurement from a glass of water, but it can still fuck you (and everyone else) up real bad in the long run.

    • Boomkop3@reddthat.com
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      2 months ago

      The only particles found were really small: 50 microns

      going with that, 350 glasses, 250ml per glass, 1e+12 cubic microns per cm3

      So 1 particle in 3502501e+12/50 cubic microns of water

      according to my calculator that would be about 5.7×10^-10ppm

      aka, next to none

      yes I did the math using the simple example I found on the doc :0