cwagner@lemmy.cwagner.medeleted by creator to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 years agoNew study finds microplastics infiltrate all systems of body, alter behaviourwww.sustainableplastics.comexternal-linkmessage-square158linkfedilinkarrow-up1496arrow-down111cross-posted to: science@lemmy.mlhackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1485arrow-down1external-linkNew study finds microplastics infiltrate all systems of body, alter behaviourwww.sustainableplastics.comcwagner@lemmy.cwagner.medeleted by creator to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square158linkfedilinkcross-posted to: science@lemmy.mlhackernews@derp.foo
minus-squarePowerCrazy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·3 years agoTires haven’t been rubber since the 50’s. Current tires are definitely a leading source of microplastics, but it is incorrect, and misleading to group rubber from trees in with microplastics.
minus-squarebarsoap@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoYes in the sense that there’s synthetic rubber which generates less microplastics.
Tires haven’t been rubber since the 50’s. Current tires are definitely a leading source of microplastics, but it is incorrect, and misleading to group rubber from trees in with microplastics.
Yes in the sense that there’s synthetic rubber which generates less microplastics.