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minus-squaretowerful@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48arrow-down3·2 years 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-squareomgarm@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down2·2 years agoBut the problem is a magnitude easier to solve hopefully.
minus-squareTurbofish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·2 years agoNah it’s means we’ve got way more free space for additional plastic.
minus-squareMxM111@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·2 years ago29 times more, to be precise.
minus-squareDee@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoExactly. It’s not the ideal situation but it’s much better than we thought, which is uplifting.
minus-squareSmokeyDope@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years 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-up1·2 years 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