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Assessing the Release of Microplastics & Nanoplastics from Plastic Containers & Reusable Food Pouches
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.3c01942
discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36532812
Microwave heating caused the highest release of microplastics & nanoplastics into food
[note]
Some containers could release as many as 4.22 million microplastic & 2.11 billion nanoplastic particles from only 1 SQUARE CENTIMETER of plastic area w/i 3 min of microwave heating
*use glass
#plastics #microplastics #HumanHealth #food
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.3c01942
discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36532812
Microwave heating caused the highest release of microplastics & nanoplastics into food
[note]
Some containers could release as many as 4.22 million microplastic & 2.11 billion nanoplastic particles from only 1 SQUARE CENTIMETER of plastic area w/i 3 min of microwave heating
*use glass
#plastics #microplastics #HumanHealth #food