Rotifers, Credit, BBC According to a new report, a type of zooplankton, rotifer, creates between 348,000 and 366,000 nanoplastics each day, with the creature responsible for the emergence of 13.3 quadrillion of plastic particles in Poyang Lake, the largest lake in China, no doubt because 23,000 individuals of the creature can exist in one liter of water at one location.
There are mounting possible unforeseen side-effects from our modern lifestyles; ingesting nanoplastics, exposure to 5G and unwise use of AI are just a few examples. If we inspire a global birth-strike we can begin to minimise exposure to these threats, as well as all the other escalating threats that we are observing. The UN Charter for Ecological Justice offers a vehicle to deliver the awareness required to inspire a global birth strike.
The UN Charter is certainly a good vehicle to deliver awareness about minimising exposure to the threats facing us. I believe we all should join it and other bodies for inspiration towards a global birth strike. Thanks for your comments.
This is a most disturbing, quantitative, helpful article - thank you so much Ade. Plastics have been among the most significant metric of the Anthropocene, and wreaking havoc on everyone's health, including humans. Thank you for writing and sharing it. And yes, the food looks delicious, even for those who grew up in Nigeria and remember okra as 'slimy' (like my husband)!
Plastics are really disturbing. Especially one day when I saw them in my spittle. I was scared. I knew the issue transcends statistics. It's right before us in practical terms. Thanks for your astute comment.
That's pretty galvanizing. I should look more closely. Maybe I shouldn't. It's a hard thing to spend one's life on these issues, unless one has been blessed with a cheerful and determined DNA (as I have). Otherwise this would really throw me for a loop. Thank you for fantastic writing. xx
It's really a hard thing to spend one's life on these issues. Unfortunately, a time might come when to survive we have to spend our lives on these issues. Thanks for your fantastic comments.
There are mounting possible unforeseen side-effects from our modern lifestyles; ingesting nanoplastics, exposure to 5G and unwise use of AI are just a few examples. If we inspire a global birth-strike we can begin to minimise exposure to these threats, as well as all the other escalating threats that we are observing. The UN Charter for Ecological Justice offers a vehicle to deliver the awareness required to inspire a global birth strike.
The UN Charter is certainly a good vehicle to deliver awareness about minimising exposure to the threats facing us. I believe we all should join it and other bodies for inspiration towards a global birth strike. Thanks for your comments.
This is a most disturbing, quantitative, helpful article - thank you so much Ade. Plastics have been among the most significant metric of the Anthropocene, and wreaking havoc on everyone's health, including humans. Thank you for writing and sharing it. And yes, the food looks delicious, even for those who grew up in Nigeria and remember okra as 'slimy' (like my husband)!
Plastics are really disturbing. Especially one day when I saw them in my spittle. I was scared. I knew the issue transcends statistics. It's right before us in practical terms. Thanks for your astute comment.
That's pretty galvanizing. I should look more closely. Maybe I shouldn't. It's a hard thing to spend one's life on these issues, unless one has been blessed with a cheerful and determined DNA (as I have). Otherwise this would really throw me for a loop. Thank you for fantastic writing. xx
It's really a hard thing to spend one's life on these issues. Unfortunately, a time might come when to survive we have to spend our lives on these issues. Thanks for your fantastic comments.
That rice and okra dish looks really good!
Ha hah ha. Yeah, it's really good. Very many Nigerians enjoy the delicacy. You should see peoples' eyes while eating it. Very bright and happy.