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> Plastics are mostly carbon and hydrogen atoms In general, this particular stuff is significantly different. The article mentions sodium hexametaphosphate [0
by Terr_ 2y ago
> Plastics are mostly carbon and hydrogen atoms
In general, this particular stuff is significantly different.
The article mentions sodium hexametaphosphate [0] and guanidinium sulfate [1], which have phosphorous and nitrogen respectively. Those are both common in fertilizers and are implicated in algal blooms.
[0] https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Hexasodium-hexametaphosphate https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Hexasodium-hexamet...
[1] https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Guanidinium-sulphate https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Guanidinium-sulpha...