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CHsurfer
7 months ago
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Fungus breaks down ocean plastic
Is this process generating the microplastics? If so then maybe it’s not such a great way to post process our litter.
riffraff
7 months ago
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The article says carbon contained in the plastic is released so it seems it's a molecular level breakdown. It'd be like rust on an old nail, eating it's way from the outside.
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