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What is something that people think is dangerous but in reality is completely harmless? (lemmy.fmhy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Most of it is fear mongering but you know bioaccumulation is a thing right? Water is a nice shield against radiation reaching you but if radioactive nucleai are in the water, it's going to accumulate in animals that grow in that water and cause heavy metal poisoning, like Mercury.