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Saturday, July 22, 2023

This is disturbing

Nebraska study finds billions of nanoplastics released when microwaving containers: Exposure to Particles from Baby Food Containers Kills up to 75% of CUltured Kidney Cells
Experiments have shown that microwaving plastic baby food containers available on the shelves of U.S. stores can release huge numbers of plastic particles — in some cases, more than 2 billion nanoplastics and 4 million microplastics for every square centimeter of container.

Though the health effects of consuming micro- and nanoplastics remain unclear, the Nebraska team further found that three-quarters of cultured embryonic kidney cells had died after two days of being introduced to those same particles. A 2022 report from the World Health Organization recommended limiting exposure to such particles.

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