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minus-squaretowerful@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up49arrow-down4·1 year agoI’m sure that’s great news. But microplastics have already been found in seafood. So, yay. But ultimately, it’s still there and still a problem
minus-squareomgarmlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down2·1 year agoBut the problem is a magnitude easier to solve hopefully.
minus-squareTurbofish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·1 year agoNah it’s means we’ve got way more free space for additional plastic.
minus-squareMxM111@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·1 year ago29 times more, to be precise.
minus-squareDee@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoExactly. It’s not the ideal situation but it’s much better than we thought, which is uplifting.
minus-squareSmokeydope@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoThere will eventually be more microorganisms tohat develop the ability to digest and break down microplastics. We’ve already found a few!
minus-squaretowerful@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoWhich is also alarming, depending on the rate they break down plastics and whether they are harmful to humans. It’s like having a snake problem, releasing mongooses, and suddenly having a mongoose problem
I’m sure that’s great news.
But microplastics have already been found in seafood.
So, yay. But ultimately, it’s still there and still a problem
But the problem is a magnitude easier to solve hopefully.
Nah it’s means we’ve got way more free space for additional plastic.
29 times more, to be precise.
Exactly. It’s not the ideal situation but it’s much better than we thought, which is uplifting.
There will eventually be more microorganisms tohat develop the ability to digest and break down microplastics. We’ve already found a few!
Which is also alarming, depending on the rate they break down plastics and whether they are harmful to humans.
It’s like having a snake problem, releasing mongooses, and suddenly having a mongoose problem