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Plastic trash has reached the worlds most remote locations, from the bottom of the Mariana Trench to the summit of Everest.
What’s Happening
Okay so Plastic trash has reached the worlds most remote locations, from the bottom of the Mariana Trench to the summit of Everest.
Hundreds of plastic-eating microbes that could help us clean up have been found out over the past quarter of a century, but there is a long way to go before they can be put to work in natural environments: Microbial digestion of plastic is still slow, requires high temperatures, and only proceeds efficiently in bioreactors. (yes, really)
Also, most plastic-eating microbes disc Plastic trash has reached the worlds most remote locations, from the bottom of the Mariana Trench to the summit of Everest.
Why This Matters
This could have implications for future research in this area.
The scientific community tends to find developments like this significant.
The Bottom Line
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