Steel bridges rust, concrete crumbles, plastics break into micro-particles that never fully degrade. In centuries, our cities become unrecognizable. Even our waste may be the only trace future archaeologists find. Glass slowly dissolves back into sand. The modern world is built to last—but only by geological standards. ⏳🏛️
Entropy and material degradation erase modern structures
Key facts
- Steel and concrete structures begin to fail within decades to centuries after maintenance stops.
- Electrochemical corrosion in marine environments can remove millimeters of steel per year.
- Plastics undergo UV‑induced chain scission, turning into micro‑particles that become sediment.
- Glass slowly ion‑exchanges and becomes sand over centuries.
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On Tuesday, The Guardian published the best news I've heard all year: The microplastics panic was based on dubious science.
Microplastics: They're Here, They're There, They're Every Everywhereplasticstoday.com
Like soccer icon Roy Kent on the “Ted Lasso” series, micro- and nanoplastics seem to be everywhere, including in our bodies. How worried should we be?
Microplastics 'Lurking In Every Corner Of Our Lives', Study Findsforbes.com
Microplastics are 'lurking in every corner of our lives' and human exposure can start even before birth, according to a new analysis.
Microplastics are everywhere, some places are taking actiontheconversationus.substack.com
These tiny plastics inevitably end up in the environment, making their way into the air, water and soil, where they can be inhaled or ingested ...
Plastics Here, Plastics There, Microplastics Everywhererethinkwaste.org
Unlike other waste, plastic will never fully degrade. It will only break down into smaller and smaller particles that will continue to permeate ...
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