Microplastics are infiltrating brain tissue, studies show: ‘There’s nowhere left untouched’

Remember when people said that microplastics would be our generations leaded petrol?

Actually it's worse because we're refusing to do anything about it. Extremely normal planet.

It's scary

It's pretty alarming

There’s much more plastic in our brains than I ever would have imagined or been comfortable with

I'm so glad this is being studied so we can do absolutely nothing about it

There will be recommendations that are there to be ignored because number must go up.
It gets worse, it's inherently difficult to study this. There have been attempts to study the effects of microplastics in humans, but every time, those studies have to be canceled, because they can't find a control group.
- A control group being people without plastics already present? Got any links for this, I am curious.
- Doesn't that imply that the control group are the people riddled with plastic 🤔?

i-love-not-thinking

Cyberpunk utopias: "become cyborg"

The dystopia that is late stage capitalism: "become plastic"

im being turned into a heckin lego. this is so epic!!!!
- I CAN FINALLY JOIN MY FUGGING CHUNKO POPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
  I YEARN TO BECOME PERFECT LIKE PLASDTIC!!!!!!! YEAAAAAAAAHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- hmmm
Doctor Who did it.

Still, researchers say that individuals should try to reduce their exposure by avoiding the use of plastic in preparing food, especially when microwaving; drinking tap water instead of bottled water; and trying to prevent the accumulation of dust, which is contaminated with plastics.

doomjak

The Food and Drug Administration says in a statement on its website that “current scientific evidence does not demonstrate that levels of microplastics or nanoplastics detected in foods pose a risk to human health.”

The American Chemistry Council, which represents plastic and chemical manufacturers, did not directly respond to questions about the recent studies finding microplastics in human organs. Kimberly Wise White, a vice-president with the group, noted that “the global plastics industry is dedicated to advancing the scientific understanding of microplastics”.

The ACC seems unhinged with their responses to research and news about microplastics with all of the responses being some form of "nuh uh"

drinking tap water instead of bottled water

Ahhh I get to choose between the lead and the plastic, very cool

Maybe I should try that boiling thing

I genuinely don't know if I wanna live anymore
- Why not boil in a plastic bottle so you get the best of both worlds!
- Point of use/under cabinet R.O. or whole house water filter is going to be the only way to ensure safe drinking water going forward.
  
  They can be had somewhat cheaply, for single faucet dispensing.
lmao:

No, Microplastics Are Not The “New Acid Rain.” Not Even Close.

Sensational and ominous headlines such as “Plastic rain is the new acid rain” are in no way based on science. Microplastics are not acidic, and they don’t act like acid rain. In fact, the World Health Organization and others have noted that, while microplastics are present in the environment, existing evidence indicates they don’t pose a risk to human health.

Interestingly, the report referenced found the amount of microplastics in the environment represents only four percent of particles collected on average – and in some cases much less. The other 96 percent is comprised of natural materials like minerals, dirt and sand, insect parts, pollen, and more.

That's right, only 1/25th of small solid particles in the environment are plastic! We gotta get those numbers up!

Also, hilariously, every time you copy something from the web page, they embed a little "Learn more at: https://www.americanchemistry.com/chemistry-in-america/news-trends/blog-post/2020/no-microplastics-are-not-the-new-acid-rain-not-even-close"

Like sure, I'll happily link the rest of the screed because it has to be seen to be believed, don't worry.
- No, Microplastics Are Not The “New Acid Rain.” Not Even Close.
  
  Correct, we actually did something about acid rain
- Akshually sweatie plastics are not acidic so you can't say they're like ACID rain.
  
  Checkmate tankies
- No, Microplastics Are Not The “New Acid Rain.” Not Even Close.
The Food and Drug Administration says in a statement on its website that “current scientific evidence does not demonstrate that levels of microplastics or nanoplastics detected in foods pose a risk to human health.”

uhhhh is there tho? we've had many discoveries of microplastics being in places and things, and like duh new things should not be added to bodies and environments without knowledge of their implications. but there is very little concrete about what it's actually doing.
- Yeah, there's not any evidence I'm aware of yet that micro plastics in the body do much of anything. That's not to say that it doesn't, just that whatever it might do is not so dramatic that we're able to immediately tell.

The good news is the plastic will insulate the sinapses in my brain, and make the electric signaling more efficient

When you replace the myelin in your brain with plastic so you can think about buying more Funko Pops faster

This is bourgeois transhumanism

brainworms

The worms are there to help break down the micro plastics

what-the-hell

I hate liberal journalism. The article contains a myriad of evidence showing that being filled with plastic is bad for your health, and yet they quote the FDA as saying "there is no evidence being filled with plastic is harmful." No comment, no critique, as if the FDA blatantly lying to you is something normal and ok. The article title should be "FDA ignores evidence that microplastics are harmful to life." That should be the title. Instead we get this depressing article implying no one can do anything but die filled with plastic.

Don't lose heart. America is the biggest problem and they grow weaker everyday. Keep fighting.

Begging someone, anyone to insert genes coding for PETase and MHETase and other plastic-degrading enzymes into some ubiquitous soil bacteria or something and just seed it everywhere

Maybe horizontal gene transfer can do the rest

I want to live in a world where single-use plastic packaging is impossible cuz bacteria just eat it in a matter of days or weeks

Put those fucking biowarfare labs to use, think about how it would econony to your enemies

Harden your heart and increase your attacks, Putin

Use glass bottles that can be cleaned and reused? Nah, not profitable enough. And what will happen when someone gets a cut! Think of the horror! Plastics make it possible!

Poor person hack: lots of instant coffee like cafe bustelo comes in decent glass jars. So if you're gonna get coffee get a reusable glass jar too. The lid is unfortunately plastic, but I've been trying to find a non-plastic solution on the cheap. Also instant coffee isn't as bad as its made out to be.
- So long as you aren't scraping the lid against asphalt, the plastic lid is probably fine. Unfortunately, most homes don't come with stamping tools and dies appropriate for making jar lids. Probably the cheapest form lid I could imagine is oiling up the jar thread, placing a cheap dish cloth over the thread tight, and then soaking it in wood glue, then cutting off the excess cloth. Would not survive a trip in the dishwasher, and you'd probably want to have some sort of resin finish.
  
  Actually, I guess you could stamp a few layers of aluminium foil maybe
- I do this with classico pasta sauce
- cafe bustelo mentioned only cheap coffee that actually fucking tastes like coffee

Brain filling up with microplastic at the speed of light until I become like Galactus and begin devouring worlds.

At least until you get to Acrylion-5, the Micro-Plastic planet
- That’ll be Sol-3 soon enough.

I couldn't feel any more miserable cri

yayy no more thoughts!!!

We need to get brainworms to eat the plastic

judging by how RFK Jr is doing, I think I'd rather take my chances with the plastic
Worm would burst out chestburster style gasping for air with all the shit in my brain

microplastics-cool

The rate of plastic production, last I checked, continues to accelerate.

I have nothing cute or funny to say about that.

this is going to be our version of lead poisoning, isn't it

Wouldn't be surprised if it causes ADHD and depression.
- That's just hypercapitalism

I'm so scared, holy shit. I doubt there will be anything that can be done about this in my lifetime.

Sounds like one of the many things I am going to not worry about because there's not much I can do about it

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Going to cleanse my brain of micro plastics with a 12ga. It's the only way.

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Can someone explain the microplastics thing to me?

Why has there been an increase?
Where does it come from?
How do you avoid it?

Why has there been an increase?

The plastic industry is a post WW2 event

Where does it come from?

Microplastics mostly come from degrading plastics, the biggest culprit seems to be ~~"temporary" one use plastics~~ textiles, tires, and city dust make up 80% of microplastics (source: Wikipedia)

How do you avoid it?

That's the neat part! You don't.
- What are one use plastics used for tho? And if it’s been happening since WW2 why are people only worrying about it now?
The paper also found the quantity of microplastics in brain samples from 2024 was about 50% higher from the total in samples that date to 2016, suggesting the concentration of microplastics found in human brains is rising at a similar rate to that found in the environment. Most of the organs came from the office of the medical investigator in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which investigates untimely or violent deaths.

“You can draw a line – it’s increasing over time. It’s consistent with what you’re seeing in the environment,”

We use plastic for everything, and that trend hasn't slowed. Over time plastics and their mini-bits have been found in every part of the planet, in the soil and air, deep in a glacier, you name it. There is no avoiding it. Everything you touch, eat, drink, and wear at some point will contain these forever chemical plastics.
- forever chemical plastics
  
  plastics are not "forever chemicals" god that term fucking sucks
You can't avoid it 100%, but you can mitigate the amount.

Use loose leaf and an infuser over pre-bagged tea

Reusable metal waterbottles

Avoid food that is heavily pre packaged in plastic

Don't be me and decide to work in an industry where vinyl dust was an unavoidable hazard

geordi-no brainworms

geordi-yes microplastics-cool

I mean is this new finding? I'm not shocked. Hell coronavirus seeps into the brain and causes drastic changes apparently. So not surprised that other foreign chemicals are also getting there. Its very agonizing as to how much disregard there is for a healthy standard of life from the liberalised global system.