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To: E. Pluribus Unum

As an old plastic hand I wonder about the definitions here. What is a “microplastic”. What concentrations are we talking about? Since when did poltstyrene or polypropylene become toxic? “Do your cells respond differently to these toxins?”
With analytical techniques as powerful as they are, one can find trace amounts of many things in water. Try red wine if you want to find toxins.

This whole microplastics story seems to be part of a larger anti-plastics movement. Don’t tell my polyethlene hip joint or my stents and other plastic implants.


9 posted on 09/06/2025 12:43:52 PM PDT by JeanLM (s )
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To: JeanLM

Are our cardiac stents impacted by plastics?
Are cardiac stents metal or plastic?

AI Overview:

The Surprising History of the Coronary Stent
Heart stents are primarily metal, though biodegradable plastic and other polymer-based stents are also used, with the type depending on the specific medical need.

Traditional stents are made of a metal mesh to hold open a blocked artery, while drug-eluting stents have a drug-releasing coating to prevent re-narrowing.

Biodegradable stents, on the other hand, are temporary and are absorbed by the body over several months.


10 posted on 09/06/2025 1:13:03 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Dan Bongino: “No matter how much you hate these people, you don’t hate them enough!”.)
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To: JeanLM

This Guy appreciates your skepticism here.

Microplastics as a health scare seems like a natural next step for Cloward-Piven-trained sociopaths to create chaos and destroy minds.


11 posted on 09/06/2025 1:38:52 PM PDT by one guy in new jersey
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