Quote Originally Posted by Ian.MacAllan View Post
The BBC reports yet another form of pollution: tiny particles of synthetic fibers released by washing synthetic fabrics. Worst effect: they are in the food chain.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16709045
So what are they saying? The micro fibres are in the food chain. But to be in the food chain, the fibres must be very 'micro'. So micro they can pass between the cells and into the animals blood stream. And there fibres must be inert. Otherwise the animals would be dying of some sort of 'synthetic fibre poisoning', but they are not. So all the phosphates, and sulphates and nitrates and all the other 'ates' are not as important as this 'microplastic'?

I think it was a slow news day.

Regards

Chas