@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-square158fedilinkarrow-up1496arrow-down111cross-posted to: science@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1485arrow-down1external-linkNew study finds microplastics infiltrate all systems of body, alter behaviourwww.sustainableplastics.com@cwagner@lemmy.cwagner.me to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square158fedilinkcross-posted to: science@lemmy.ml
minus-square@PowerCrazy@lemmy.mllinkfedilink-1•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-square@barsoap@lemm.eelinkfedilink1•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.