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minus-squareMaxxie@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·3 months agoFrom what I gather, asbestos is also very stable and not reactive. Asbestosis is caused by tiny fibers physically tearing your lungs. It’s unlikely that plastic is as dangerous (we’d seen it by now) but its buildup can likewise cause some condition.
minus-square✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-23 months agoTo be clear, asbestos is less reactive than plastic (particularly most thermoplastics) by a wide margin. One burns, the other will not. Asbestos is closer to glass.
minus-squarekofe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoSuch as increased rates of infertility iirc
minus-squareLandless2029@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoMicroplastics gathering in the brain. Most of which come from tires not food containers.
From what I gather, asbestos is also very stable and not reactive. Asbestosis is caused by tiny fibers physically tearing your lungs.
It’s unlikely that plastic is as dangerous (we’d seen it by now) but its buildup can likewise cause some condition.
To be clear, asbestos is less reactive than plastic (particularly most thermoplastics) by a wide margin. One burns, the other will not. Asbestos is closer to glass.
Such as increased rates of infertility iirc
Microplastics gathering in the brain. Most of which come from tires not food containers.