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cyberax
on May 1, 2023
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Engineers develop water filtration that removes “f...
Yes. Thin disposable bags are easily degraded mechanically, resulting in lots of microparticles.
For clothes it's even worse, they produce microparticles at all times, especially during laundry.
concordDance
on May 2, 2023
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Thin plastic bags in the west have a very short lifecycle that goes mostly shop->home->bin->landfill (segregated from water table). There is almost no opportunity for it to actually contaminate the water.
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For clothes it's even worse, they produce microparticles at all times, especially during laundry.