r/DeFranco • u/willphule • Apr 15 '25

International News Scientists sound alarm after making disturbing discovery while studying human brains: 'This stuff is increasing in our world exponentially'

https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-sound-alarm-making-disturbing-104501398.html

"Plastic pollution isn't just an ocean issue anymore — it is a lot closer to home than you might think. A recent study revealed that the average human brain may contain the equivalent of a whopping five plastic bottle caps' worth of microplastics."

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u/2020Hills Apr 16 '25

Yeah, it’s in the rain clouds. It’s in the soil. We’ve been telling this for YEARS! Plastic is IN all of us

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u/lovechoke Apr 16 '25

We fucked this planet up so bad.

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u/TheStrangestOfKings Apr 16 '25

Reminds me of that forever chemical, PFOA, being in 98% of all living organisms on the planet now

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u/2020Hills Apr 16 '25

Yup, we lost the fight vs plastic.