Tony Bark@pawb.social to science@lemmy.world · 28 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 · 28 days agomessage-square58fedilink
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·26 days agoHow do gum bases not made of plastic give off plastic? Chicle and other natural gum bases come from plants.
minus-squarepapertowels@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·26 days agoYour question made me wonder - what if the plants had micro plastics lol.
minus-squareBizzle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·25 days agoThey do, and it’s affecting photosynthesis 😅
minus-squareMouselemming@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·26 days agoI don’t know, I just quoted the study. My theory as a non-scientist would be that the plastics aren’t from the gum at all, but the gums and tongue which are apparently already full of them, according to random things on the Internet. But that just shows how stupid it is to ask me
How do gum bases not made of plastic give off plastic? Chicle and other natural gum bases come from plants.
Your question made me wonder - what if the plants had micro plastics lol.
They do, and it’s affecting photosynthesis 😅
Yaaaaaaaaay
I don’t know, I just quoted the study.
My theory as a non-scientist would be that the plastics aren’t from the gum at all, but the gums and tongue which are apparently already full of them, according to random things on the Internet.
But that just shows how stupid it is to ask me