The presence of microplastics in commercial salts from different countries
The conclusion of the article:<p>"The results of this study did not show a significant load of MPs larger than 149 μm in salts originating from 8 different countries and, therefore, negligible health risks associated with the consumption of salts. The increasing trend of plastic use and disposal50, however, might lead to the gradual accumulation of MPs in the oceans and lakes and, therefore, in products from the aquatic environments. This should necessitate the regular quantification and characterization of MPs in various sea products."<p>Is interesting to me, because I feel like this is where environments politics properly starts. Should the US federal government (insert your home gov't, or the EU, or whatever) fund regular monitoring for micro plastic levels? Maybe! it's a hard cost/benefit question that involves weighing priorities and careful thinking. But that's the kind of question we should be asking when it comes to environmental politics, not "should the EPA exist," or "is climate change real?"