Tony Bark to science@lemmy.world • 3 months agoChewing gum can shed microplastics into saliva, pilot study findswww.acs.orgexternal-linkmessage-square45arrow-up169
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minus-square@reddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish8•3 months agoHow do gum bases not made of plastic give off plastic? Chicle and other natural gum bases come from plants.
minus-square@Mouselemming@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish3•3 months agoI don’t know, I just quoted the study. My theory as a non-scientist would be that the plastics aren’t from the gum at all, but the gums and tongue which are apparently already full of them, according to random things on the Internet. But that just shows how stupid it is to ask me
minus-square@papertowels@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglish3•3 months agoYour question made me wonder - what if the plants had micro plastics lol.
How do gum bases not made of plastic give off plastic? Chicle and other natural gum bases come from plants.
I don’t know, I just quoted the study.
My theory as a non-scientist would be that the plastics aren’t from the gum at all, but the gums and tongue which are apparently already full of them, according to random things on the Internet.
But that just shows how stupid it is to ask me
Your question made me wonder - what if the plants had micro plastics lol.
They do, and it’s affecting photosynthesis 😅
Yaaaaaaaaay