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Always good to keep in mind that this plastic will be consumed by bacteria. Sunlight and wave motion break apart the plastic into smaller and smaller pieces unt
by merpnderp 9y ago
Always good to keep in mind that this plastic will be consumed by bacteria. Sunlight and wave motion break apart the plastic into smaller and smaller pieces until bacteria completely consumes it.
Even so, we really need a solution to keep plastic out of the oceans for a plethora of reasons. One of the most alarming ones being the largest consumer of plastic in the ocean is the same bacteria which can cause flesh eating disease.
- kwhitefoot 9y agoIt's also consumed by fish, which in turn means by humans. So we should fix it even if only out of narrow self interest.
- titzer 9y ago> Always good to keep in mind that this plastic will be consumed by bacteria. Sunlight and wave motion break apart the plastic into smaller and smaller pieces until bacteria completely consumes it. That's all just speculation. Recent discoveries suggest some bacteria may be able to (http://www.iflscience.com/environment/bacteria-evolving-eat-plastic-dump-into-oceans/ http://www.iflscience.com/environment/bacteria-evolving-eat-...), but there hasn't been any demonstrated at-scale digestion of plastic by them.