Hacker News with Generative AI: Plastic

Researchers discover why plastic sheds dangerous fragments (sciencedaily.com)
The world is littered with trillions of micro- and nanoscopic pieces of plastic. These can be smaller than a virus -- just the right size to disrupt cells and even alter DNA. Researchers find them almost everywhere they've looked, from Antarctic snow to human blood.
Why aren't we losing our minds over the plastic in our brains? (scientificamerican.com)
Our brains are full of plastic.
Plasticlist Report – Data on plastic chemicals in Bay Area foods (plasticlist.org)
Plastic List (plasticlist.org)
Plastic chemical phthalate causes DNA breakage, chromosome defects, study finds (medicalxpress.com)
A new study conducted on roundworms finds that a common plastic ingredient causes breaks in DNA strands, resulting in egg cells with the wrong number of chromosomes.
Cal. sues ExxonMobil for alleged decades of deception around plastic recycling (cnn.com)
Lego to replace oil in its bricks with pricier renewable plastic (reuters.com)
Lego plans to ditch oil in its bricks for pricier renewable plastic (cnn.com)
Phthalates, Toxic Plastic Additives, Are Everywhere: What's the Acceptable Limit (molecularspec.substack.com)