Thanks for the clarification. I get now what you both are saying and I welcome the uplifting alternative viewpoint. I was a bit confused (and at work) before b

Thanks for the clarification. I get now what you both are saying and I welcome the uplifting alternative viewpoint. I was a bit confused (and at work) before but I was originally thinking of some species of dinoflagellates[0] who hunt/absorb/engulf prey (which I assumed to be larger than atoms), granted they are the exception. I could only find a study which noted higher concentrations of varying plankton/organisms (some dinofl.) near plastic[1] and partially related, on land some lifeforms were found to process PET bottles[2]. Life will hopefully find a way to process our trash before the ecosystem collapses ;) [0]: http://oceandatacenter.ucsc.edu/PhytoGallery/dinos%20vs%20diatoms.html http://oceandatacenter.ucsc.edu/PhytoGallery/dinos%20vs%20di... [1]: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X13004475 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X1... [2]: https://phys.org/news/2016-03-newly-bacteria-plastic-bottles.html https://phys.org/news/2016-03-newly-bacteria-plastic-bottles...