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How microwaving can decrease the amount of microplastics? Any link for an explanation?





Nat Friedman, who I believe commissioned this site, said he was surprised at this finding: https://x.com/natfriedman/status/1872836471398539379

Direct link to a paper in replies if you don't use X: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286203208_Effect_of...


Microwaving causes individual particles to join into a delicious plastic-cheese emulsion, making them undetectable.

I figure it made the plastic less detectable by whatever measurement method was used.



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