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minus-squareSmokeydope@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoThere will eventually be more microorganisms tohat develop the ability to digest and break down microplastics. We’ve already found a few!
minus-squaretowerful@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoWhich is also alarming, depending on the rate they break down plastics and whether they are harmful to humans. It’s like having a snake problem, releasing mongooses, and suddenly having a mongoose problem
There will eventually be more microorganisms tohat develop the ability to digest and break down microplastics. We’ve already found a few!
Which is also alarming, depending on the rate they break down plastics and whether they are harmful to humans.
It’s like having a snake problem, releasing mongooses, and suddenly having a mongoose problem