It_does_get_in t1_iv3m259 wrote
Reply to comment by LoquatBear in Viruses can ‘hitchhike’ on microplastics. More than 98 per cent of the virus scientists used was found on the microplastic, and over half of the viruses could still be detected 10 days later – much longer than if the virus particles were free-floating in the water by Wagamaga
Couple discoveries this year:
"Enzymes that rapidly break down plastic bags have been discovered in the saliva of wax worms"
also
"Researchers at the University of Queensland have discovered the common Zophobas morio ‘superworm’ can eat through polystyrene, thanks to a bacterial enzyme in their gut. "
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