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Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Microplastics - pods in dishwashers, clothes washers, etc.

 2021 article by forbes says, don't trust. I for one can say, I don't want to eat plastic, I get more than enough of plastic chemicals leaching through plastic stuff I can't void. And if the pods don't totally dissolve, then it's pretty obvious that the plastic is still there. So if they mostly dissolve, how do you know it isn't coating all your plates I ask you? See: 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkart/2021/08/08/study-says-up-to-75-of-plastics-from-detergent-pods-enter-the-environment-industry-says-they-safely-biodegrade/


This website, which sounds like it is a company that sells pods, says they are safe. Not sure I trust it, but here you go:

https://www.cleaninginstitute.org/debunking-myths-about-pva-and-detergent-pods


BTW, UPDATE on the black plastic thing. There was a big fat math error, which when corrected shows that typical usage with hot food and black plastic will keep exposure basically exactly at or below the EPA guidelines. Still too much for me, especially since you-know-who was accidentally melting the ends of our spatulas as they were being cooked. No thank you. 

https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/12/17/0222233/huge-math-error-corrected-in-black-plastic-study

Apparently this yt dude caught the error also. Good on that:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58HUM40gDPU&t=717s

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