Yikes! Over 90% of Salt in the World Contains Microplastics.
In a peer-reviewed study conducted by Greenpeace East Asia and Professor Kim, Seung-Kyu at Incheon University and published in the scientific journal Environmental Science & Technology, 39 different salt brands from 21 countries and regions were tested for microplastics. The results? Over 90 percent of these salt brands were found to contain microplastics, with salt sourced in Asia containing the highest concentration of microplastics.
超过90%的盐品牌被发现含有微塑料，其中来自亚洲的盐含有最高浓度的微塑料。
As one might expect, the concentration of microplastics was the highest in sea salt, then lake salt and rock salt, showing just how all-encompassing the plastic pollution crisis is. Levels varied greatly from region to region, but considering China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam are the world’s top four contributors to plastic pollution (with Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, and Bangladesh also making up the top ten list), it really is no surprise that the highest concentrations of microplastics were found in salt sourced from Asia.
正如人们所预料的那样，微塑料的浓度最高的是海盐，其次是湖盐和岩盐，这显示了塑料污染危机的广泛性。但考虑到中国、印度尼西亚、菲律宾和越南是世界上造成塑料污染的四大国家(斯里兰卡、泰国、马来西亚和孟加拉国也在前十名之列)
Mikyoung Kim, Campaigner at Greenpeace East Asia, stated: “Recent studies have found plastics in seafood, wildlife, tap water, and now in salt. It’s clear that there is no escape from this plastics crisis, especially as it continues to leak into our waterways and oceans … We need to stop plastic pollution at its source. For the health of people and our environment, it’s incredibly important that corporations reduce their reliance on throwaway plastics immediately.”
绿色和平东亚分部的老兵Mikyoung Kim表示:“最近的研究发现，在海鲜、野生动物、自来水中都发现了塑料，现在又在盐里。很明显，塑料危机无处可逃，特别是它还在继续渗入我们的水道和海洋……我们必须停止这些资源里的塑料污染。为了人们的健康和我们的环境，企业立即减少对一次性塑料的依赖是非常重要的。
What does all this mean for consumers? It means the average adult who consumes 10 grams of salt each day could be ingesting anywhere from many hundreds to 2,000 microplastics each year.这对于消费者意味着什么？这意味着每个成年人每天消耗10克盐，这意味着每年将吸收几百到2000微塑颗粒。
Professor Kim, Seung-Kyu, corresponding author of the study, stated: “The findings suggest that human ingestion of microplastics via marine products is strongly related to plastic emissions in a given region … In order to limit our exposure to microplastics, preventative measures are required, such as controlling the environmental discharge of mismanaged plastics and more importantly, reducing plastic waste.”
研究作者金教授声明:研究结果表明，人类通过海产品摄入微塑料与特定地区的塑料排放密切相关…为了限制我们接触微塑料，需要采取预防措施，例如控制管理不善的塑料的环境排放和更重要的，减少塑料的浪费。
Results like these are enough to make anyone consider a low-sodium diet and are a shocking and disturbing testament to what humans have done to the planet. No corner of the Earth has gone untouched by plastic pollution, with 700 marine species at risk of extinction as a result and microplastics from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch found as far as the Arctic. Single-use plastics certainly contribute greatly to the epidemic, but so does humans’ appetite for fish and other marine life, with an estimated 46 percent of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch said to be composed of abandoned fishing nets. By quitting seafood and decreasing your single-use plastic usage, you can help become part of the solution instead of the problem.
地球上没有一个角落没有受到塑料污染的影响，由于700种海洋物种面临灭绝的危险，还有从太平洋垃圾带发现的微塑料，甚至远至北极。
To learn more about how you can cut plastics from your life, check out the One Green Planet #CrushPlastic campaign!
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挪亚方舟之后，神不再用世界性的洪水审判地上的罪。与人立下了彩虹之约。
【创8:21】耶和华闻了那馨香之气，耶和华心里说：“我不再因人的缘故诅咒土地，因为人从幼年就心里怀着恶念；我也不再照我曾做的毁灭一切生物了。
【创8:22】地还存在的时候，撒种、收割、寒暑、冬夏、昼夜都永不止息。”
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