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[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 years ago (12 children)

What are the long term effects of microplastics on human body?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 years ago (6 children)

I think theres no hard evidence that its outright causing stuff, but there's a lot of studies on some correlations. some involve phthalates messing with the male hormones and genitalia for offspring

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

oh good so like the genophage but for humans

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

1/1000 pregnancy viability may wipe humanity out rather quickly. Though at this point thats probably a favor for the world.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

But we did it to ourselves and not some weird alien! Hooray!

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