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Scientists sound the alarm as plastic waste forms rocks off coast of Brazil
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 85462220:MV81Mzg3MDczXzk5NTA0NzI2X0Q2MzhCNDMz] [quote:MonkeyWrangler:MV81Mzg3MDczXzk5NTAzNjM1X0NBM0Y4NjQ2] [quote:Feathery:MV81Mzg3MDczXzk5NTAyOTI2X0Y5Q0RDNkU1] There is a charity and all they do is clean up plastics from the oceans. Another saves seals and other creatures from death by all manner of objects mostly line and nets from fishing trollers. The plastic industry is the number one problem creating the worlds waste. They have to convert to other means to make their profits. Plastic lined paper containers would eliminate a large portion of the worlds pollution from discarded water bottles. They already have them and use them, one water brand uses them. They have been using them in Europe over 50 years, and they are good for much longer storage times. The world makes to much junk, dumb toys nobody wants, including kids. [/quote] Throw Away Society. [/quote] “We identified (the pollution) mainly comes from fishing nets, which is very common debris on Trinidade Island’s beaches,” Santos said. “The (nets) are dragged by the marine currents and accumulate on the beach. When the temperature rises, this plastic melts and becomes embedded with the beach’s natural material.” [/quote]
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Melted plastic has become intertwined with rocks on the island, located 1,140 km (708 miles) from the southeastern state of Espirito Santo, which researchers say is evidence of humans’ growing influence over the earth’s geological cycles.
“This is new and terrifying at the same time, because pollution has reached geology,” said Fernanda Avelar Santos, a geologist at the Federal University of Parana.
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