Another Problem with plastics outside of their ocean-polluting qualities, is that a lot of plastics contain a lot of chemicals as a result of their production. Some polymer chains can only be really manipulated using a chemical compound known as Phthalates - which softens plastic enough for it to be malleable, and therefore formable.
Phthalate use was common through the 80's and right up until the mid-90's - though in recent years it has become more restricted, as evidence has shown that a build up of exposure to phthalates can have a lot of nasty effects - from carcinogenic ones to issues effecting your endocrine system.
Nearly everyone is exposed to a low level of them through cosmetic goods, though a lot of people are worried that these things could prove to be quite harmful if used over a concentrated period - though evidence of this on a wider scale has yet to be formulated.
I wanted to tackle the issues surrounding phthalate use using the narrative-based format i'd used for the previous bits of visual journal work i've done. I actually quite like how this turned out - I really like the black/red pen combo. This sort of thing would be nice as a diagram.
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