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erictopol.bsky.social • 1 day ago

Microplastics are facilitating antibiotic resistance
https://journals.asm.org/doi/epub/10.1128/aem.02282-24 open-access

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sigmachudmaxxer.bsky.social•11 hours ago

This just means we as a a speciess need to adapt and evolve along with the diseases alowing US to become the greatest species

centeredchaos.bsky.social•1 day ago

Oh shit

star-habits.bsky.social•1 day ago

How?

mb567.bsky.social•1 day ago

It's so disheartening the abundance of microplastics hasn't garnered an international reaction. I thought maybe there'd be more action when they were found in semen, fetuses, and brains. But it's another Don't Look Up.

gamecat-0.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Also a concern

nanoplastics

😵‍💫

the good news is they can fit in the open antioxidant space and be carried out of the body

bad news

there are literally billions of them

i heard its especially bad if you microwave plastic

eeesh
i may have done that in life
a time or two

😵🤒

thomasanimation.bsky.social•1 day ago

What do these graphs mean for the layperson?

hammocknb.bsky.social•4 hours ago

oh hey, I did find this article summary about it too

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-microplastics-fueling-antibiotic-resistance.html

and the short answer on the graphs is they exposed different bacteria to MPs, then antibiotics after some period, and after more than 24 hours the resistance to antibiotics increased. bottom line was control, no MPs

thomasanimation.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Thanks, appreciate it!

hammocknb.bsky.social•1 day ago

reading through, some terms that help with the graph
MP=microplastic, so x axis is concentration of microplastics (mp/*L)
MIC=minimum inhibitory concentration, layperson guess after reading the term 5 times, looks like this is the measure of antibiotic resistance.
PS=polystyrene, common plastic

hammocknb.bsky.social•1 day ago

"Notably, counts were higher in vortexed samples at 24 h, indicating the presence of surface-attached cells on the MPs, which is corroborated by confocal imaging (Fig. S1)." sounds like bacteria grow well on microplastics..

hammocknb.bsky.social•1 day ago

I don't know if I can help, I'm horribly unqualified, but I'm trying to pick pieces of it that I can understand.

hammocknb.bsky.social•1 day ago

commenting, as I too am a curious layperson

14767977.bsky.social•23 hours ago

So many things that are being done and we don't have any idea what it's doing the our environment. Like all the salt that we toss into the freshwater tables that works it's way down to the rivers and lakes.

We won't be around for much longer at this pace.

Just sayin'

fbonocci.bsky.social•1 day ago

Plastics is to humanity what the meteor ☄️ was too the 🦕

profradii.bsky.social•1 day ago

Whoa!

prettygothmachine.bsky.social•1 day ago

Decline and fall of a civilization by microplastic contamination.

paulamarieyoung.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Oof.

lunatraktors.bsky.social•1 day ago

Microplastics: is there anything they can't do!?

(Aaargh)

modowriter.bsky.social•1 day ago

This latest Time Magazine article on why so many young(er) people are getting cancer sheds some light on the role microplastics could be playing as a possible carcinogen: https://time.com/7213490/why-are-young-people-getting-cancer/

fcracoalitionep.bsky.social•1 day ago

It's time to act.
#ResistResistResist
#NegotiateDemonstrateResist
#ThereIsNoMoreTime

erictopol.bsky.social•1 day ago

Some good tips on reducing microplastic intake
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2025/03/04/ways-to-avoid-microplastics-food-water/

ballaug.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thank you for this.

jn117.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thank you Dr. Topol. That article was among the better I have seen.

dustinrupe.bsky.social•1 day ago

Will minimizing intake have any effect if my body is already riddled with plastic?

mcbjonathan.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yes -- will help avoid making the existing problem even worse.

eafm.bsky.social•1 day ago

I don't do WP -- would anyone be willing to list their tips here?

tenderyak.bsky.social•1 day ago

avoid plastic water bottles, plastic food containers, use glass when heating food in the microwave, avoid ultra-processed (ack, mah breaded shrimp!) food, avoid nylon tea bags. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-022-22101-0

eafm.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thank you, friend!

curi0z.bsky.social•1 day ago

And don't overlook tofu as an excellent protein source - despite, as being mentioned in the quoted study, being heavily processed, it had by far the least plastics. I assume because the processing doesn't involve conveyor belts.

laikax.bsky.social•1 day ago

📌

curi0z.bsky.social•1 day ago

Helpful also to reduce output (all while saving money):
- use laundry / dish powder, not pods
- skip the dryer (and dryer sheets) + hang your clothes (also skips need for ironing)
- store food in glass or metal containers
- take those ⬆️ to the store and buy from the bulk section
Good start.

johnjplummer.bsky.social•1 day ago

Sound - and simple - advise

ukemike.bsky.social•1 day ago

Throw out your black plastic kitchen utensils.

And stop linking to the Bezosington Post.

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