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Australian farmers are spraying or spreading pulverised glass on their paddocks

Spreading glass dust everywhere, what could possibly go wrong?

I wonder if they will provide package information about the glass dust being used on products?

And they’re wondering why people under 50 are developing bowel cancer.

And they’re wondering why people under 50 are developing bowel cancer.

Indeed, learned colleague, indeed.

what is the connection?

Researchers are investigating possible links between the rising incidence of bowel cancer in younger people with things such as microplastics, increased antibiotic use, lifestyle changes like meat and processed food consumption etc. Adding glass bits to crops might be fine, but it might not. And things always slip through the safety check cracks.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-30/bowel-cancer-young-people-human-tissue-biobank/106971800

they aren’t glass bits though. it is either as fine as talc or made into granules. amorphous silica, glass, is considered relatively safe compared to crystalline silica, unless breathing it in heavy industrial use. it doesn’t cause silicosis.

AI bit

…it is generally considered safe and is widely used as a thickener, anti-caking agent, and absorbent in everyday products

I’m no scientician so I’m not going to argue the point, but if it’s not on California’s extensive list of carcinogens (and it’s not) I guess it’s fine.

so those builders were just idiots and instead of engineered stone benchtops they should have stuck with glass ones

knew it