The real issue is we simply don’t know what it’s doing to our bodies yet. It’s now in our water, our air, and our soil. We are breathing it, and eating it every single day. That could end up creating problems we haven’t even begun to understand yet. Not to mention the impact it’s having on every other organism in the world. We know fish and wildlife eat large pieces and die, but what happens when the micro particles make it into their reproductive organs?
what happens when the micro particles make it into their reproductive organs?
What happens when it makes it into ours? As you said, no one knows.
Even simple things like water bottles (or bottled water) are having adverse effects on humans and we really don't know the full extent.
A lot of scientists have concluded that the decrease in the crime rate is due to the banning of lead in gas - it's the same thing, we're putting chemicals into the environment that are highly toxic and we have no idea what their effects are on humans but we have a pretty good idea
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