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The results of this study did not show a significant load of MPs larger than 149 μm in salts originating from 8 different countries and, therefore, negligible health risks associated with the consumption of salts. The increasing trend of plastic use and disposal, however, might lead to the gradual accumulation of MPs in the oceans and lakes and, therefore, in products from the aquatic environments. This should necessitate the regular quantification and characterization of MPs in various sea products.
Ron4310 wrote:The item that gets me here where I live is the plastic bag excuses. The stores here, namely Walmart and Save On foods, charge 5 cents for a plastic bag for your groceries to save the landfill. Well I can walk a few feet down the isles and find rows and rows of plastic garbage bags for sale. I believe they should refuse to even handle plastic bags, never mind charging 5 cents. I don't believe they care about the landfill, it's a money grab. I grew up with paper bags at stores. I take my own cloth bags.
The US had the highest contamination rate, at 94%, with plastic fibres found in tap water sampled at sites including Congress buildings, the US Environmental Protection Agency’s headquarters, and Trump Tower in New York. Lebanon and India had the next highest rates.
European nations including the UK, Germany and France had the lowest contamination rate, but this was still 72%. The average number of fibres found in each 500ml sample ranged from 4.8 in the US to 1.9 in Europe.
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