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  • Low-Res_Paper Annika Vaksmaa fungus plastic degradation image
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    Sea fungus breaks down ocean plastic that has basked in sun’s UV rays

    2024-06-04T10:30:00Z

    A fungus living in the sea can break down the plastic polyethylene, provided it has first been exposed to UV radiation from sunlight. Researchers from, among others, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) published their results in the scientific journal Science of the Total Environment. They expect that many ...