naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 6 months agoBottled water contains 100 times more plastic nanoparticles than previously thoughtwww.euronews.comexternal-linkmessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up1297arrow-down15
arrow-up1292arrow-down1external-linkBottled water contains 100 times more plastic nanoparticles than previously thoughtwww.euronews.comnaturalgasbad@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 6 months agomessage-square65fedilink
minus-squareripcord@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8·6 months agoYou’re talking like .01% as much plastic use per liter as plastic bottle water packs. Is that not…much much better?
minus-squarenossaquesapao@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·6 months agoI’m not sure how much microplastics are released in that way. It can be better than bottles, but if we used non plastic materials for so long, and it worked fine, I see no reason to put plastic in there.
minus-squaren3m37h@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-26 months agoPlastic is like lead, there shouldnt be any in our systems
minus-squareripcord@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoIt’s like it in that this is true, but there’s a big, big, big difference in how big a deal a given amount being in our systems is.
You’re talking like .01% as much plastic use per liter as plastic bottle water packs. Is that not…much much better?
I’m not sure how much microplastics are released in that way. It can be better than bottles, but if we used non plastic materials for so long, and it worked fine, I see no reason to put plastic in there.
Plastic is like lead, there shouldnt be any in our systems
It’s like it in that this is true, but there’s a big, big, big difference in how big a deal a given amount being in our systems is.