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Commercial tea bags release millions of microplastics when in use (www.uab.cat)

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A UAB research has characterised in detail how polymer-based commercial tea bags release millions of nanoplastics and microplastics when infused. The study shows for the first time the capacity of these particles to be absorbed by human intestinal cells, and are thus able to reach the bloodstream and spread throughout the body.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 day ago (3 children)

... There are plastic teabags? I've literally never seen any indication they exist, what a wasteful concept wtf.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 day ago

These bastards:

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Usually made of nylon, like pantyhose.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

*panteahose

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Many things contain, or are entirely made out of plastic, even if they don't look like it.