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flying_wahini

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41. I know microplastics are found in gonads of all these young men coming down

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 07:07 PM

Wednesday

With testicular cancer.
Microplastics now being found in placentas and breast milk.

It’s everywhere!
Microfiber rags, shopping bags, toys, straws, all these plastic containers with corrosive chemicals in them.
Saran Wrap covering almost all the food at the grocery store.

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You Don't Want to Know Where Scientists Just Found 27 Million Tons of Plastic [View all] highplainsdem Tuesday OP

Really Adds A New Spin... ProfessorGAC Tuesday #1

Yeah, I thought of that scene, too. highplainsdem Tuesday #2

So did I. First thing. calimary Tuesday #5

I just want to say one word angryxyouth Wednesday #31

Thank Goodness (?) they're shutting down all the research... BurnDoubt Tuesday #3

Exactly. I wind up seeing a lot of notices on things ar work........ mjvpi Tuesday #23

We the People Kid Berwyn Tuesday #4

Polyester is a type of plastic and every time you wash it micro particles you cant see go down your washer drain Cheezoholic Tuesday #6

Why did nobody mention this in the 1970's? synni Tuesday #26

Some were Cirsium Wednesday #32

Hmm, I thought it was just the looks customerserviceguy Wednesday #38

California tried to mandate filters for washing machines Envirogal Wednesday #28

Polyester is even sneaking into jeans and our bedsheets. pandr32 Wednesday #34

I remember reading years ago of the Great Pacific garbage patch kimbutgar Tuesday #7

The Pacific's is only one of six of them worldwide. ancianita Tuesday #21

I have always been wary of plastics Mossfern Tuesday #8

I'd love to hear more. Seriously! ... littlemissmartypants Tuesday #10

Thanks for the link Mossfern Tuesday #11

My pleasure, Mossfern. Hopefully it won't. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Tuesday #13

Same. ancianita Tuesday #22

No soul? Polybius Tuesday #16

Ghost Busters MorbidButterflyTat Wednesday #39

I'd be right there with you with my rants! llmart Tuesday #17

And Trump wants to ban paper straws. Gimpyknee Tuesday #9

For heaven's sake! Mossfern Tuesday #12

Conservative contrarianism. Gotta stick it to the "green agenda." Because if we deny the existence of environmental Karasu Tuesday #14

To own the Libs? moonscape Tuesday #15

Because they're a little bit annoying Unwind Your Mind Wednesday #33

"Fast Fashion" : 85% of all textiles go to dumps each year. IcyPeas Tuesday #18

Ditto. snot Wednesday #37

Kimberly Greg_In_SF Tuesday #19

It's like math, right? Orrex Tuesday #20

"The solution to pollution is dilution." Hugin Wednesday #29

You mean it's not under the skin of all the women Jerry2144 Tuesday #24

The Plasticene Epoch dexdah Tuesday #25

It's funny, but for the last 10 years I've felt like my brain was turning into plastic FakeNoose Wednesday #27

Ugh Passages Wednesday #30

I feel kind of blessed mountain grammy Wednesday #35

Even birds are smart enough not to shit in their nests. LudwigPastorius Wednesday #36

Chemists and their employers don't seem to care about the consequences of their creations DSandra Wednesday #40

I know microplastics are found in gonads of all these young men coming down flying_wahini Wednesday #41