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Recycled Plastic is a Toxic Cocktail: Over 80 Chemicals Found in a Single Pellet (www.gu.se)

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[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 26 points 1 day ago

A new study with researchers from University of Gothenburg and Leipzig shows that recycled polyethylene plastic can leach chemicals into water causing impacts in the hormone systems and lipid metabolism of zebrafish larvae.

"Recycled plastic can leach chemicals into water" would have been a better headline. "Recycled plastic can leach X% more chemicals into water than 'virgin' plastic" would be even better.

Still, I better not house my zebrafish in a recycled polyethylene aquarium, I guess.