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schizoidman@lemmy.ml to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months ago

Scientists Find Plastic-Eating Fungus Feasting on Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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Scientists Find Plastic-Eating Fungus Feasting on Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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schizoidman@lemmy.ml to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months ago
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Marine scientists discovered an ocean-borne fungus chomping through plastic trash in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

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Scientists Find Plastic-Eating Fungus Feasting on Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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    Well, given what we know about most commercial plastics, which are all derived from oil/complex hydrocarbons, the consumed plastic could be broken down into condensed carbon? Or would it be carbon gases? I’m speculating based on just what I know about plastics, what they are and how they’re made.

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      So, a byproduct of this process is, potentially, greenhouse gases? Yay.

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        And some toxic compounds.

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      I’ve heard living organisms tend to output carbondioxide

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