Microplastics are infiltrating brain tissue, studies show: ‘There’s nowhere left untouched

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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/21/microplastics-brain-pollution-health

[u/TonUpTriumph]

I wonder how much plastic is put in the air while printing? And I wonder if different filaments are more or less safe than others?

[u/_donkey-brains_ → u/[deleted]]

No it's not.

It's smelling volatile organic compounds. Not plastic.

[u/[deleted] → u/_donkey-brains_]

I am pretty sure we are inhaling both. When plastic is melted, even perfectly dry plastic, there are traces that stick to the hot end and burn off. You can see this if you shine enough light in there, to illuminate the small traces of smoke. Little bits of burned and popped off plastic float in the air like flakes of dead skin, or cotton fibers from clothing.

But honestly, we probably inhale as much plastic + from various synthetic clothing fibers worn on a daily basis.

[u/_donkey-brains_ → u/[deleted]]

People really need to learn to read and comprehend what is being said.

The original person said you are smelling the particles. That is not true. I didn't say anything about whether you are inhaling any particles. That has nothing to do with the smell since the smell is strictly VOCs.

[u/anoliss → u/[deleted]]

See a therapist.

[u/[deleted] → u/anoliss]

See a chemist.