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“Bomb Carbon” Has Been Found in Deep-Ocean Creatures
- caterama 6y agoThe article mentions that microplastics are found at the bottom of the Mariana trench, but fails to mention that even plastic bags and candy wrappers have been found [1]. No need to look at Carbon-14 to find far reaching impacts of humans. [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48230157 https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48230157
- Plestor 6y agoThis a really interesting! But isn't "Bomb" carbon everywhere?? seriously..
- Liebnitz 6y agoWell, really "scientists today have found carbon-14 and other radioactive traces of atomic testing pretty much everywhere they've looked..." https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2020/01/11/manhattan-project-atom-bombs-left-traces-earth-millions-years/2636998001/ https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2020/01/11/manhattan-pro...