It feels like every few weeks i see an article about microplastics being in the human body. As i understand plastics are inert so why do we expect them to be any more harmful than normal dust?
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Plastics are MOSTLY inert. The polymer part does break down over time, releasing poorly known breakdown products, and there can be other contaminants embedded in the plastic that can leach out over time as well.
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