Life In Plastic: Harmful Bacteria And Algae Lurking In Ocean Plastic Waste
What We Can't Sea
Do you ever wonder what happens to all the plastic waste in the ocean? It might surprise you that harmful bacteria and algae can lurk in this pollution. Listen to learn more.
Coastlines are home to densely populated cities, and in the summer public beaches around the world are packed with people trying to escape the heat. As a result, coastal zones are the most impacted by plastic pollution, both from local sources and communities further inland, whose plastic is carried down-river and dumped in estuaries and bays. Researchers from the University of North Carolina were curious about just how much algae and bacteria plastics can contain and they devised a clever experiment to study this question at Wrightsville Beach, a popular summertime tourist destination in North Carolina.
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Life In Plastic: Harmful Bacteria And Algae Lurking In Ocean Plastic Waste
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