Category: Plastic
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When balloons fly, seabirds die
I don’t know how to describe how much I loathe balloons but a few adjectives come to mind…annoyance, anger, outrage, irritation, and just “pissed off.” During the last 30 days, I have heard about several separate balloon releases across the country to celebrate the lives of those who have died by overdose, car accidents, war,…
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Study finds microplastics in human blood for the first time
Now, this is scary! I recently read an article from The Hill published on March 25, 2022. Scientists analyzed the blood from 22 healthy volunteers and found that 80% of the subjects had a quantifiable mass of plastic particles in their blood. The types of plastic ranged from the type found in beverage bottles, the…
KATHLEEN CORBIN 