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		Ajedi32 on Oct 2, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tire dust makes up the majority of ocean microplas... That sounds like a really easy thing to study. (Does living near a highway significantly increase risk of cancer?) A single anecdote like that isn't very convincing.

mushbino on Oct 3, 2023 [–]

Here's a study done from 1990 to 2010. It shows a statistically significant increase in cancer.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4772211/

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