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Well? Is it???
Depends on how old you are - dust from half a century ago didn't have any microplastics in it!
I wonder how microplastics change dust
Somehow... I blame the Republicans.
Personally, I blame the government.
The government is run by vegetals, that's for sure
Confirmed dictators Larry The Cucumber and Bob the Tomato.
THAT'S IT THAY'S WHY ALL OUR GOVERNMENT POLICIES ARE CHRISTIAN
*Vegeta
What did we do!?
Oh, don't play this game. You know exactly what you did.
A cheeky global cannibal cabal never hurt anyone!
Except the victims on the menu of course, but if you wanna make an omelette, gotta crack some eggs!
I would never eat an omelette, but a fair analogy.
Safe bet.
Dust is largely made of skin cells and fibers from our clothes and furniture. Since our clothes and furniture are containing more and more plastics and synthetics, I'd wager that our dust is noticeably different now than it was 30 years ago.
Tastes different too!
For people like me living next to a large busy road, dust is mostly made out of micro plastics from tires :(
Well, I didn't do a compound analysis but I have to sweep my floor 3x as often as when I was in the countryside.