Su_G<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://aus.social/@kate" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kate</span></a></span> </p><p>OMG this is, as you say, staggeringly serious: (from the abstract) “Scientists have now confirmed that the most abundant form of plastic in the Atlantic is in the form of nanoplastics, smaller than a micrometer. These particles are everywhere: in rain, rivers, and even the air. They may already be infiltrating entire ecosystems, including the human brain, and researchers say prevention—not cleanup—is our only hope.” 😐 <br>Prevention! What hope is there of that? We’re doomed! </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Prevention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Prevention</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/MicroPlastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MicroPlastics</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Nanoplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nanoplastics</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystems</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/humanBrains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humanBrains</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ReconnectingConsequencesToCauses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReconnectingConsequencesToCauses</span></a></p>