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That article doesn't say they're feeding off it, just colonizing it. I wonder how long it'll be before you're correct, though.
by Filligree 13y ago
That article doesn't say they're feeding off it, just colonizing it. I wonder how long it'll be before you're correct, though.
- washedup 13y agoAh good point. For now the plastic must provide something analogous to breeding grounds or points of community. Little plastic planetoids floating through the watery abyss. Either way, there does exist plastic-eating (or breaking down) bacteria: http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110328/full/news.2011.191.html http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110328/full/news.2011.191.ht...
- raverbashing 13y agoI guess the UV exposure makes it easier (for bacteria, since UV helps breaking the plastic down)