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[–] 12 points 4 months ago (1 child)

Forgive any ignorance or arrogance on my part, I'm not a materials scientist at all, but wouldn't the plastic caps on plastic bottles also have the same deleterious effect?

I didn't read anything in there about them exploring the source of the plastic particulates in plastic bottles. Whether from the bottle or from the cap too.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    The cap is actually much worse than the bottle because the mechanical twisting motion abrades the surfaces, so yes it turns yes out you can badly contaminate a whole bottle of liquid with a simple bottlecap.

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