Tag: Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
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NL researchers discover ocean fungus that can break down polyethylene
Dutch researchers discover ocean fungus that can break down polyethylene — The bioplastic industry was built on unfair commercial practices. A combination of aggressive lobbying, misappropriation of EU funds and ostracising the competition and independent media. To undo the bad karma, we must go back to the bioplastic birthplace and undo the evil in its…
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Bacteria Really Eat Plastic
Scientist Discovers a Plastic-Eating Bacteria That Actually Digests Plastic Pollution
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Sunlight Degrades Plastic Waste in Oceans
UV light from the sun slowly breaks down plastics on the ocean’s surfaces. Floating microplastic is broken down into ever smaller, invisible nanoplastic particles that spread across the entire water column, but also to compounds that can then be completely broken down by bacteria.
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