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You're right, not a good source. Google does a poor job of bringing up unbiased soruces. A better term to search for is expanded polystyrene foam. Here are some sources:

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33334994

https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2014/aug/27...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polystyrene

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-12299-2

The EU has decided to ban throwaway polystyrene foam but I don't know if this counts for much as I don't know how much science was taken into account. There will be a comprehensive risk assessment by the EPA: https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-t....

My worry is when packaging EPS breaks down into tiny particles that could be inhaled. This cannot be great.



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