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just_another_person@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

7,000 Microplastics Studies Show We Have One Really Big Problem

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7,000 Microplastics Studies Show We Have One Really Big Problem

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just_another_person@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 1 year ago
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    Studies have identified some of the main sources of microplastics as:

    • plastic-coated fertilisers
    • plastic film used as mulch in agriculture

    WTF?

    • plastics recycling.

    Uuuuh…

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      • plastic film used as mulch in agriculture

      Wtf. Where and why?!

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        Like, everywhere?

        https://duckduckgo.com/?q=plastic+film+used+as+mulch+in+agriculture

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      Yep

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      Plastic was never meant to be recycled.

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      Other great source of plastics are synthetic fabrics. It releases a lot of micro particles in the water during washing and drying cycles.

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