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PE is a very-long-chain saturated hydrocarbon, so it would not be surprising if this fungus will also be able to "burn" other petroleum products too. Finding p
by userbinator 2y ago
PE is a very-long-chain saturated hydrocarbon, so it would not be surprising if this fungus will also be able to "burn" other petroleum products too.
Finding plastic-degrading organisms is urgent.
Is it?
- gitaarik 2y agoDo you have any other genius ideas on how to deal with an exponentially growing waste product that doesn't seem to easily break down naturally and gets shredded into smaller pieces eventually ending up in the environment as micro particles and get into our food and bodies and affect our and our environment's health?
- userbinator 2y agoand affect our and our environment's health? Zero concrete evidence. Lots of vague handwaving and paranoia.
- gitaarik 2y agoWell everything is relative of course, but from a human perspective, an environment can be "unhealthy", and that is what we ultimately care about, right?