Plastic is everywhere. And many products we use in everyday life can expose people to tiny, micrometer-wide plastic particles called microplastics. Now, chewing gum could be added to the list. In a pilot study, researchers found that chewing gum can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics per piece into saliva and potentially be ingested.
My theory as a non-scientist would be that the plastics aren’t from the gum at all, but the gums and tongue which are apparently already full of them, according to random things on the Internet.
How do gum bases not made of plastic give off plastic? Chicle and other natural gum bases come from plants.
I don’t know, I just quoted the study.
My theory as a non-scientist would be that the plastics aren’t from the gum at all, but the gums and tongue which are apparently already full of them, according to random things on the Internet.
But that just shows how stupid it is to ask me
Your question made me wonder - what if the plants had micro plastics lol.
They do, and it’s affecting photosynthesis 😅
Yaaaaaaaaay