cwagner@lemmy.cwagner.me to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoNew study finds microplastics infiltrate all systems of body, alter behaviourwww.sustainableplastics.comexternal-linkmessage-square174fedilinkarrow-up1493arrow-down111cross-posted to: scidailycyberpunk
arrow-up1482arrow-down1external-linkNew study finds microplastics infiltrate all systems of body, alter behaviourwww.sustainableplastics.comcwagner@lemmy.cwagner.me to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square174fedilinkcross-posted to: scidailycyberpunk
minus-squarePowerCrazy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 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-up1·2 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.