Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world
on 16 Aug 19:47
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There was an article posted recently about those having a surprising amount of microplastics in them as well. It turns out the production line machinery scratches the bottle cap and microscopic fragments make their way into the drink.
If human blood has plastics at a rate of ~ 1.6 Āµg/mL and a typical volume of blood donated during a whole blood donation is approximately 470-500 mL youāre looking at a reduction in plastics of a cool .0005 grams per donation. Thatās 1/40th of a grain of rice!
woelkchen@lemmy.world
on 16 Aug 15:35
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Baby steps
FireRetardant@lemmy.world
on 16 Aug 15:39
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Thats why i donate 3 times a day
InnerScientist@lemmy.world
on 16 Aug 15:41
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Too inefficient, Iām just going to pump it all out and start again with fresh blood.
Iād argue itās better to call it āsellā when you get paid to do so.
Just like I am not donating money to Lidl to buy sour gummy worms.
yogurtwrong@lemmy.world
on 16 Aug 17:31
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So you gotta do a full flush when you donate. Got it.
TimewornTraveler@lemmy.dbzer0.com
on 16 Aug 19:47
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why would you use absolute values for something measured in such small quantities? show us the percentage that comes out. or the fraction of the grain of rice associated with kidney / liver damage
Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de
on 16 Aug 23:57
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Well supposedly thereās enough in the tissue in your brain to make a credit card or a plastic disposable spoon depending on what article you read
If you want an actual answer, there is blood work you can have done to determine that. Veritasium did a video on it recently
Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone
on 16 Aug 17:57
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Some recent study also found that mucilaginous fiber binds with PFAS the same way that it binds with cholesterol to keep the body from absorbing it. PFAS already in your system is believed to be reintroduced to your digestive system through bile excretion, some binds with the fiber and leaves your system, the rest is absorbed.
If you donāt eat a lot of food with mucilage, the main ingredient in Metamucil has mucilaginous fiber, as the name suggests.
The study author in the interview I read emphasized it wasnāt like ātake fiber for a few months and PFAS is all gone,ā she and her husband just incorporated a mucilage supplement into their diets because of how prevalent it is in the environment.
RangerAndTheCat@lemmy.dbzer0.com
on 16 Aug 18:18
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Got link any chance? Would help me in telling my friends and loved ones to take poop pills with me because of the plastic in bodies (Iāll take my poop polls with or without a link just because I like the cut of your jib)
Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone
on 16 Aug 18:26
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Only if your exposure in the future is less than in the past. Otherwise it will just go back up again. And considering plastic use is going up, you would have to use air filters and avoid micro plastics as much as possible.
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works
on 17 Aug 03:35
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so it works, because in any case there will be less than otherwise would be
pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de
on 16 Aug 16:53
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I mean the person that is taking in the blood has already lost blood and the plastic within as a prerequisite. So, at the end, they should stay within the same amount of blood plastic as before.
Thatās kinda misleading though. Large molecule PFAS are harmless to us (Teflon for example). Itās the small molecule PFAS are dangerous and those arenāt really used for any kind of non-stick surfaces.
ryannathans@aussie.zone
on 17 Aug 13:24
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Theyāre part of the waste of producing non-stick coatings. So you arenāt exposed to them by the needle or your Teflon frying pan or the Teflon tape in your plumbing, youāre exposed to them by the Teflon plant dumping their waste in the river, legally or otherwise
Patches@ttrpg.network
on 17 Aug 17:34
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Why not?
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social
on 17 Aug 18:55
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Incubation periods and rampant illegality and unethical behavior resulting in anyone that deserves to live in the first place shooting themselves in the head out of shame.
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Iām removing so much plastic, this will make me healthy sips coke from bottle
I prefer to snort it but you do you
Cocaine turns me into a new man.
The trouble is that he wants a line too!
So get him one?
Right? Itās not cool to hold out
Only after confirming heās in no way related to a Bogart.
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Fuckās sake.
Let me get the black mirror so we can have more of this shit .
Well that makes 3 of us then š
Could be glass bottle.
There was an article posted recently about those having a surprising amount of microplastics in them as well. It turns out the production line machinery scratches the bottle cap and microscopic fragments make their way into the drink.
The surprising thing is that they had more microplastics than the plastic bottle.
technologynetworks.com/ā¦/drinks-in-glass-bottles-ā¦
If human blood has plastics at a rate of ~ 1.6 Āµg/mL and a typical volume of blood donated during a whole blood donation is approximately 470-500 mL youāre looking at a reduction in plastics of a cool .0005 grams per donation. Thatās 1/40th of a grain of rice!
Baby steps
Thats why i donate 3 times a day
Too inefficient, Iām just going to pump it all out and start again with fresh blood.
The trick is to find a blood boy like Peter Thiel
Why would I want Peter Thiel as my blood boy?
Nowhere was it said that you had to give any blood back.
Plus you get free experimental life extension drugs and maybe after itās done your retinas directly interface with Palantir
Donāt think of it like that, think of it as 10% of your total blood plastic!
I wonder if doing plasma instead of whole blood is better or worse. Does microplastic stay behind or go back in?
Damn apparently giving plasma might be better according to this small study of aussie firefighters
Ooh maybe I should donate again. Get some extra cash, get rid of micro plastics. Win win win.
Go drinking after for an extra efficient sesh
Iād argue itās better to call it āsellā when you get paid to do so.
Just like I am not donating money to Lidl to buy sour gummy worms.
So you gotta do a full flush when you donate. Got it.
why would you use absolute values for something measured in such small quantities? show us the percentage that comes out. or the fraction of the grain of rice associated with kidney / liver damage
Medieval-style bloodlettingā¦
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Wait, would this actually work?
Yea it really does. Itās the only way we know to get rid of plastic in blood
how do i know how much plastic is in my blood?
A lot if it looks like rainbow.
Weigh it
Well supposedly thereās enough in the tissue in your brain to make a credit card or a plastic disposable spoon depending on what article you read
If you want an actual answer, there is blood work you can have done to determine that. Veritasium did a video on it recently
Some recent study also found that mucilaginous fiber binds with PFAS the same way that it binds with cholesterol to keep the body from absorbing it. PFAS already in your system is believed to be reintroduced to your digestive system through bile excretion, some binds with the fiber and leaves your system, the rest is absorbed.
If you donāt eat a lot of food with mucilage, the main ingredient in Metamucil has mucilaginous fiber, as the name suggests.
The study author in the interview I read emphasized it wasnāt like ātake fiber for a few months and PFAS is all gone,ā she and her husband just incorporated a mucilage supplement into their diets because of how prevalent it is in the environment.
Got link any chance? Would help me in telling my friends and loved ones to take poop pills with me because of the plastic in bodies (Iāll take my poop polls with or without a link just because I like the cut of your jib)
I donāt think this was the exact article I read, but hereās another discussing the research: https://www.uml.edu/news/stories/2025/pfas-detox.aspx
May the wind always be against your back now and always! Thank you
Does this also mean woman after their period have less plastic?
Yes. Also during pregnancy. A lot of it is diverted to the fetus
so babies have already a high amount of plastics pre-birth?
Yep! Itās also a great way for the mom to remove some lead from her system. It ends up in the babiesā teeth
Keeping in mind that youāre getting rid of the plastic in your blood by getting rid of her blood
Technically, sure, it would reduce the microplastics in your body, but theyāre everywhere in your body, so it wouldnāt be by a significant amount.
I does! It also reduced heavy metal levels.
Thankfully the bad type that shouldnāt be your blood, and not the cool type that should be playing on your speakers.
Only if your exposure in the future is less than in the past. Otherwise it will just go back up again. And considering plastic use is going up, you would have to use air filters and avoid micro plastics as much as possible.
so it works, because in any case there will be less than otherwise would be
And PFAS!
no joke!
So everybody wins?
Well, not the person in need thatās getting transfusions of blood filled with microplastics.
I mean the person that is taking in the blood has already lost blood and the plastic within as a prerequisite. So, at the end, they should stay within the same amount of blood plastic as before.
I know haha was just joking
Bad news: Todays needles are coated in PFAS to make punctions more painless.
As someone who takes a weekly shot, ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME š
Uuugh I donāt want to switch to daily gel or patches, itās such a pain in the ass.
Unfortunately no. Afaik even regular exposition is (for now) considered relatively harmless, with medical professionals bearing the highest risk.
NOT REGEX NOOOO
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Wow, that was glorious!
Exposure*?
I thought the injection would be the one that is a pain in the ass š¤
whose fucking goddamn idea was that
Thatās kinda misleading though. Large molecule PFAS are harmless to us (Teflon for example). Itās the small molecule PFAS are dangerous and those arenāt really used for any kind of non-stick surfaces.
What are they used for
Theyāre part of the waste of producing non-stick coatings. So you arenāt exposed to them by the needle or your Teflon frying pan or the Teflon tape in your plumbing, youāre exposed to them by the Teflon plant dumping their waste in the river, legally or otherwise
Which kinda PFAS do they use for hydrophobic coatings
Apparently the small ones.
Iāve never really looked into this, do you have any good sources you recommend looking at?
whatever it takes to get you to donate
Donating my microplastics to people in need.
Does ejaculation remove micro plastics? Asking for a friend.
.A friend used to donate blood when he had sex with a random girl, he said that if he contracted HIV, they would contact him.
Thatās pretty bad
Also wouldnāt work.
Interesting that someone would downvote that.
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Why not?
Incubation periods and rampant illegality and unethical behavior resulting in anyone that deserves to live in the first place shooting themselves in the head out of shame.
Well, I wasnāt supporting it. Itās pretty stupid of him, including regarding the incubation time, as someone already said below.
Iām doing the same, but for PFAS
What about those who sell their seeds regularly?