Microplastics are everywhere but there are ways to reduce your consumption

Sat, 21 Jan 2023 23:12:34 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-11/reduce-consumption-of-microplastic-in-drinking-water/101840396>

'Microplastics are virtually everywhere and impossible to avoid, a researcher
says, but there are small ways to reduce your consumption in everyday life.

Former consultant scientist at the Women's and Children's Hospital and
researcher in microplastics and chemicals Alfred Poulos says pollutants such as
microplastics are in the air, water and even food we consume.

Microplastics or microfibres are pollutants formed by the breakdown of plastics
or release from textiles.

"My underlying premise has been while non-toxic amounts of substances,
pollutants don't kill you, the trouble for us is we're exposed over many, many
years," Professor Poulos said.

"I think, over long periods of time they [microplastics] can be toxic and can
make us sick and it's very hard to prove."

He says it is too difficult to measure how much microplastic is consumed by a
human and where the source of the pollutant originated.'

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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