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Microplastics Found In Human Hearts For First Time, Showing Impact Of Pollution::A study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology for found microplastics in the hearts and blood of humans undergoing cardiac surgery.

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[–] quazar@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (3 children)

So, i was feeling pretty apocalyptic about this too - until it learned that "micro plastics" include any synthetic fibers like polyester. i mean, of course our clothing lint will get everywhere

[–] axsyse@lemmy.sdf.org 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't know about you, but I don't feel like clothing lint is supposed to be in our hearts.

[–] ech0@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Its lint tho... Its like sand of the dryer world

[–] antaymonkey@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It's coarse and irritating and it gets everywhere?

[–] WigglyTortoise@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you think there should be cotton in our hearts too? Just because we wear something doesn't mean it should be inside our bodies too.

[–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

clean your dryer's lint trap.

[–] Mythril@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I have been trying to replace as many of my synthetic clothes and textiles with cotton (or other natural textiles) as possible...