Since the plastic is smaller wouldn’t it just break down faster than a huge piece of plastic?
In: Planetary Science
1 ton of nano plastic and a 1 ton block of solid plastic is still 1 ton of plastic.
However, nanoplastic can very easily get into literally everything. You included.
If a bacteria or virus gets into us our body can fight it. Release antibodies and white blood cells to dismantle the invader on a chemical level.
But there are no antibodies or white blood cells capable of breaking down plastic.
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