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Recycled Plastic is a Toxic Cocktail: Over 80 Chemicals Found in a Single Pellet (www.gu.se)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago

It's to highlight how common and widespread the contamination is.

You could say "We found 80 chemicals across a dozen facilities", but showing how all 80 chemicals were in a single pellet highlights how widespread the contamination is.

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