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A Strange Plastic Rock Has Ominously Invaded 5 Continents
That probably shouldn't have happened.
JAN 02, 2024
Plastistones, a new type of sedimentary rock that’s part-plastic and part-rock, has been found on at least five continents and 11 countries.
These rocks form when molten plastic cools within a mineral’s matrix, forming the plastic-rock fusion.
These new kinds of rocks could be devastating for ocean ecology, as certain marine species can confuse the plastics for algae.
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By now, many of us have seen the disturbing photos of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, where the vortex forces of the world’s biggest ocean has created two massive patches of plastic waste and other maritime trash that litters our watery globe. But plastics aren’t happy just remaining in the form of a discarded shopping bag or McDonald’s straw—plastics tend to get everywhere. In fact, plastics are so ubiquitous, they reside in your body right now.
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That probably shouldn't have happened.
JAN 02, 2024
Plastistones, a new type of sedimentary rock that’s part-plastic and part-rock, has been found on at least five continents and 11 countries.
These rocks form when molten plastic cools within a mineral’s matrix, forming the plastic-rock fusion.
These new kinds of rocks could be devastating for ocean ecology, as certain marine species can confuse the plastics for algae.
__________________________________________
By now, many of us have seen the disturbing photos of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, where the vortex forces of the world’s biggest ocean has created two massive patches of plastic waste and other maritime trash that litters our watery globe. But plastics aren’t happy just remaining in the form of a discarded shopping bag or McDonald’s straw—plastics tend to get everywhere. In fact, plastics are so ubiquitous, they reside in your body right now.
There's More.....
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