“The concentrations we saw in the brain tissue of normal individuals, who had an average age of around 45 or 50 years old, were 4,800 micrograms per gram, or 0.48% by weight,” Campen said.
That’s the equivalent of an entire standard plastic spoon, Campen said.
“Compared to autopsy brain samples from 2016, that’s about 50% higher”
An entire spoon’s worth of plastic in ol’ wrinkly. That doesn’t seem good.
Honestly, it’s not like policy in any imperial core country ever listens to scientists, so what else are they supposed to say? Buy a gun?
Yeah, obviously they’re not going to publish the Names and Addresses bit, but they talk about how plastic production still increasing in the article, so even some milquetoast liberal “contact your representatives” or “boycott plastic companies” would be an improvement
I’m calling on all media to start ending every article with a list of the names, addresses, and schedules of CEOs in an industry relevant to the story, followed by a suggestion to buy a gun and do something