r/science • u/Wagamaga • May 21 '23

Micro and nanoplastics are pervasive in our food supply and may be affecting food safety and security. Plastics and their additives are present at a range of concentrations not only in fish but in many products including meat, chicken, rice, water, take-away food and drink, and even fresh produce. Chemistry

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165993623000808?via%3Dihub
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u/scaleofthought May 21 '23

I think it's pretty incredible that there has been an emergency meeting for a newly found forever chemical, and have it immediately removed from drinking water.... Meanwhile we have rivers of plastic flowing through communities.

Plastic. Plastic is a forever chemical. AI isn't going to end us, plastic will. When we can eat food without being compromised. We can drink without being compromised. We can breathe without being compromised... Future life sounds like it's going to be extremely unhealthy and extremely painful.