"Just One Word: Microplastics"

[Dark Lightning]

Plastic Man

[Icarus]

Here is an article that foretells the end of the inhabited world............ or something of that sort. Well alright maybe it will be quicker if we use Nukes or a giant asteroid smacks Mother Earth.

https://www.propublica.org/article/3m-forever-chemicals-pfas-pfos-inside-story?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us

Lengthy article, perhaps an interesting read.

[Dark Lightning]

Interesting, and annoying. I just wonder what the people who cover this shit up eat and drink? One would think that not poisoning themselves would be a motivating factor for finding alternatives. 3M has so many smart people, right?

[The Magic Pudding..]

Interesting, and annoying. I just wonder what the people who cover this shit up eat and drink? One would think that not poisoning themselves would be a motivating factor for finding alternatives. 3M has so many smart people, right?

Is your water the quality you would like it to be? It might look clear and taste fine, but could it be better? An under sink or whole house water filtration system from 3M can help reduce particulates, sediment, chlorine taste and odour from your water.

[Dark Lightning]

   Talk about the fox guarding the henhouse!

[Icarus]

NPR radio today had research microbiologist guest speakers. They were studying our plastic problem. The plastic bags that we use to transport our groceries from the market to our homes is mostly polyethylene. Those little bags are ubiquitous because many merchants, such as restaurants, hardware stores,florists, etc  use the bags as a convenience to the customer.

What becomes of those bags. Voila! They are convenient for discharging ordinary kitchen litter. Toss in the trash collector bins and they end up in the local landfill. There they disintegrate over time.

Here is the kicker.............It has been established that there are microparticles of that stuff finding its way into human bodies. That is old news, but where does this particular microplastic concentrate within the human body. The testicles. Yep, testicles !   So far, that has not been shown to have an unwelcome influence on our sex lives.......

[Tank]

Natural selection at it's finest. It's almost like something is in control!