Plastic eating microbes may help marine debris sink

Microscopic creatures and plants could be helping reduce marine garbage on the ocean surface, not only by 'eating' plastics but by causing tiny pieces to sink to the seafloor, says the latest research.

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Keywords: MARINE DEBRIS, PLASTIC, GARBAGE, MICROBES

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Related Topics: Garbage and Sewage Pollution, Marine Microbes

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