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by marcosdumay 2861 days ago
Do they become reactive inside of living beings? Or just outside due to UV catalyzed hydrolyze?
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schiffern 2859 days ago
The molecules I'm speaking of are already reactive. Again it's not just the bulk polymer, there are a bunch of "special ingredients" added to most plastics, plus contaminants introduced during recycling.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Plastics_additives

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