A Nightmare Worse Than Global Warming - Plastic
The future from global warming is grim, but there is no one that is saying the human race won't go on through a very hot environment. However, there is something else besides CO2 that presages environmental catastrophe, microplastic . Microplastics and the plastic waste in our oceans, food-chain and even air are harmful to humans and wildlife. In one study, 100% of the mussels tested contained microplastics. And even if you go vegan and only eat organic food, you are likely to breathe in plastic from urban air and drink it with your water. Why are microplastics such a problem , even in our bodies? Shanna Swan explains the problem. The everyday chemicals that might be leading us to our extinction: Phthalates, used to make plastic soft and flexible, are of paramount concern. They are in everybody and we are probably primarily exposed through food as we use soft plastic in food manufacture, processing and packaging. They lower testosterone and so have the strongest influen