https://medium.com/p/2587fc2d6932 In a recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli in Italy, a surprising discovery was made: microplastics were found within arterial plaques. These tiny plastic particles, measuring less than 5 millimeters in length, were present in approximately 60% of the plaques removed from patients with atherosclerosis
FIVE FUCKING MILLIMETERS??? That is not small
Not great
That’s just the definition of any micro plastic, less than 5mm, doesn’t mean they found any that large here (unless I missed them being more specific in the article somewhere?)
It seems weird to specify half a dang centimeter, I assumed “microplastics” would be invisible to the naked eye, right?
A micron is 1/1000th of a mm, so while sort of visible, they can aggregate and form bigger particles. Usually they define a microplastic particle as being from 1–1000 μm (0.001 mm to 1 mm) some argue it should be 1-5000 μm, but to me anything beyond 1 mm isn’t microplastic, just plain old plastic chunks.
That sounds a lot more normal, much more like what I’d expect.
Thanks this post reminded me to eat my weekly credit card
never eat credit cards with no debt on it, always wait for a sufficient amount to disappeat 😁
Microplastics in my brain
They’re driving me insane
Plastics manufacturers knew about plastic not being recyclable. They knew about micro plastics. They put the blame on us anyway.
Coat my arteries with teflon so the plaque doesn’t stick
very cool and goodspoiler
A horror that was literally man-made.
On the downside: Everything about this
On the upside: the final generations of humans will all be preserved like the Bodies museum exhibit for the next species to take a crack at this whole intelligent life thing
Holy fuck that’s bad
Yim yum, plastic.
Crimes of the Future is a motion picture directed by David Cronenberg set in a future world where humans have developed rapid evolution, an ability used by underground artists to grow and remove new organs in masochistic psychosexual surgical art performances. They are manipulated by a cult searching for a new development in human evolution: humans who can digest plastic.
I can’t read the article and I have a dumb question: can donated blood or plasma, or even organs, contain microplastics?
I don’t have a study for you, but the logical conclusion is yes.
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Quick search says we use pvc plastics for most blood bags…gonna go sit and silently rock myself in a corner while I process this newfound potential horror.
If possible I’d recommend skipping ahead to acceptance, it’s a bit less angsty over here.
Alas, my neurodivergent brain doesn’t process things normally. Glad my hyperbole got a quick label though.
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Simple, nature is giving mankind back all the plastic we throw in the environment
The solution to the plastic problem was inside of us all along.
Bioaccumulation hours, who up?
