“The concentrations we saw in the brain tissue of normal individuals, who had an average age of around 45 or 50 years old, were 4,800 micrograms per gram, or 0.48% by weight,” Campen said.
That’s the equivalent of an entire standard plastic spoon, Campen said.
“Compared to autopsy brain samples from 2016, that’s about 50% higher”
An entire spoon’s worth of plastic in ol’ wrinkly. That doesn’t seem good.
First I was going to ask if it was a teaspoon or tablespoon, but it’s more akin to the measurement device as opposed to its measured substance.
Jfc.
Yea, when I saw the headline I immediately thought it was a scoop of plastic too.