cwagner@lemmy.cwagner.me to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoNew study finds microplastics infiltrate all systems of body, alter behaviourwww.sustainableplastics.comexternal-linkmessage-square159fedilinkarrow-up1496arrow-down111cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fansscience@lemmy.mltechnews@radiation.partyhackernews@derp.foo
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minus-squarePowerCrazy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·1 year 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-up1·1 year 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.