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cm0002@lemmy.world to Science@mander.xyz · 4 days ago

Recycled Plastic is a Toxic Cocktail: Over 80 Chemicals Found in a Single Pellet

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cm0002@lemmy.world to Science@mander.xyz · 4 days ago
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Recycled plastic can affect hormone systems
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A single pellet of recycled plastic can contain over 80 different chemicals. A new study with researchers from University of Gothenburg and Leipzig shows that recycled polyethylene plastic can leach chemicals into water causing impacts in the hormone systems and lipid metabolism of zebrafish larvae.
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    It’s all good man, those chemicals are also present in living organisms too, I guess… /s

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