Tony Bark@pawb.social to science@lemmy.world · 25 days agoChewing gum can shed microplastics into saliva, pilot study findswww.acs.orgexternal-linkmessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1330arrow-down15
arrow-up1325arrow-down1external-linkChewing gum can shed microplastics into saliva, pilot study findswww.acs.orgTony Bark@pawb.social to science@lemmy.world · 25 days agomessage-square58fedilink
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·23 days agoMost commercial gums use a “synthetic gum base.” It has been made with latex, chickle, all manner of crap.
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·22 days agoIsn’t natural plant gum latex too?
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 days agoI think it is more accurate to say latex is a natural plant gum.
Most commercial gums use a “synthetic gum base.” It has been made with latex, chickle, all manner of crap.
Isn’t natural plant gum latex too?
I think it is more accurate to say latex is a natural plant gum.