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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

It’s Not Just Seafood: New Study Finds Microplastics in Nearly 90% of Proteins Sampled, Including Plant-Based Meat Alternatives

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It’s Not Just Seafood: New Study Finds Microplastics in Nearly 90% of Proteins Sampled, Including Plant-Based Meat Alternatives

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago
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It’s Not Just Seafood: New Study Finds Microplastics in Nearly 90% of Proteins Sampled, Including Plant-Based Meat Alternatives - Ocean Conservancy
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Researchers at Ocean Conservancy and University of Toronto estimate that American adults could be consuming up to 3.8 million microplastics per year from protein alone
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  • frogfruit@sh.itjust.works
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    Protein types included store-purchased breaded shrimp, minced pollock, fish sticks, white Gulf shrimp (headless/shell-on), Key West pink shrimp (headless/shell-on), Alaska Pollock fillets (skinless), chicken nuggets, top sirloin steaks, pork loin chops, chicken breasts, plant-based nuggets, plant-based fish sticks, plant-based ground beef, and tofu blocks.

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    Only 90% ? Sounds like we’ve got some wiggle room to add more plastic into the environment

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  • howrar@lemmy.ca
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    Does anyone know what “one microplastic” means and why we are measuring them in units of microplastics?

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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      A fragment of any type of plastic less than 5 mm (0.20 in) in length, according to NOAA.

      • howrar@lemmy.ca
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        Why so many downvotes with no explanation? Is this answer wrong or something?

        • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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          This is the answer straight from wikipedia. I guess we just have a bunch of trolls on here now who downvote things to harm constructive discussion on the site.

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    🍴💳🪪🥄

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