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Billions of nanoplastics released when microwaving baby food containers (www.sciencedaily.com)
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[–] mars296@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Its not the microwave, its the plastic container.

[–] kglitch@kglitch.social 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How is it that we've been using microwaves with plastic containers inside them for decades and yet no one has checked this before?

[–] sethboy66@kbin.social 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's only this particular kind of plastic in its specific state with respect to the liquid placed inside of it, also the fact that the worry of micro/nano-plastics is relatively new.

[–] can@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

specific state

California?

[–] sethboy66@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

with respect to the liquid placed inside of it