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Microplastics Found in Every Human Placenta Tested, Study Finds (www.sciencealert.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Here's a helpful bit of context. What are plastics made of? Carbon chains connected to each other with various elements, like nitrogen, oxygen, chlorine, and hydrogen, added to alter their properties.

Guess what many hormones are made of. You guessed it: carbon chains with various elements, like nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen, added to alter their properties.

Now guess what plastics can break down into. It doesn't need to be a perfect match, but instead something that can attach to a receptor or alter a process. Suddenly, something that was once inert is now problematic.