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I'm not sure if it was your intent, but that comparison makes the fishing output seem even more outsized to me, given the size of the auto industry.

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• josho 4y ago
  From a damage perspective the two couldn't be more different as well. Lost fishing gear is large bulky items that trap & kill sealife, damage habitat, etc. Whereas we aren't entirely sure what downsides micro-plastics have, I'm sure over time we'll discover issues. But, where we stand today we know that we have a clear and present danger from the fishing gear.
  • bilekas 4y ago
    > I'm sure over time we'll discover issues. But, where we stand today we know that we have a clear and present danger from the fishing gear. Whereas today, we already see the present danger of micro plastics.. Just because fishing takes part on 80% of the globe as opposed to the <20% we drive on, I think the numbers are worse. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2022.827289/full https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2022.8272... https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/microplastics-are-in-our-bodies-how-much-do-they-harm-us#:~:text=In%20laboratory%20tests%2C%20microplastics%20have,microplastics%20and%20impacts%20on%20health https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/micro.... Maybe lets not disregard the downsides just yet. EDIT: Both are bad.. Plastic isn't helping anyone. Marine or mammal .
  • ruined 4y ago
    tire particulate is known to be toxic, up to levels that are lethal to wildlife in roadside streams https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abd6951 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abd6951 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0045653522004271 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S00456...
  • ericd 4y ago
    From a cleanup perspective, I'd much rather have it consolidated into relatively few large chunks...