Microplastics Found In Human Hearts For First Time, Showing Impact Of Pollution::A study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology for found microplastics in the hearts and blood of humans undergoing cardiac surgery.

  • @quazar@lemmy.world
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    2111 months ago

    So, i was feeling pretty apocalyptic about this too - until it learned that “micro plastics” include any synthetic fibers like polyester. i mean, of course our clothing lint will get everywhere

    • @axsyse
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      2611 months ago

      I don’t know about you, but I don’t feel like clothing lint is supposed to be in our hearts.

    • @Mythril@lemm.ee
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      311 months ago

      I have been trying to replace as many of my synthetic clothes and textiles with cotton (or other natural textiles) as possible…