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minus-square@Evotech@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish44•15 hours agoThey’re going to say the same about plastic
minus-square@werefreeatlast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•14 minutes agoJust waiting for 3D printing fumes and SLA resin to be under the radar.
minus-square@flo@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglish7•edit-22 hours agoPlastic is not very reactive. This property makes it generally not directly harmful to organic health, but also notoriously slow to decompose, causing huge amounts of pollution. I think it’s misleading to compare it to asbestos.
minus-square@Maxxie@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglish7•1 hour agoFrom what I gather, asbestos is also very stable and not reactive. Asbestosis is caused by tiny fibers physically tearing your lungs. It’s unlikely that plastic is as dangerous (we’d seen it by now) but its buildup can likewise cause some condition.
minus-square@chemicalprophet@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish5•5 hours agoAnd we keep ramping up production because… Capitalism!
They’re going to say the same about plastic
Just waiting for 3D printing fumes and SLA resin to be under the radar.
Plastic is not very reactive. This property makes it generally not directly harmful to organic health, but also notoriously slow to decompose, causing huge amounts of pollution. I think it’s misleading to compare it to asbestos.
From what I gather, asbestos is also very stable and not reactive. Asbestosis is caused by tiny fibers physically tearing your lungs.
It’s unlikely that plastic is as dangerous (we’d seen it by now) but its buildup can likewise cause some condition.
they already are
And we keep ramping up production because… Capitalism!