A new study by Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) in the UK investigates what happens when biodegradable plastics enter the ocean, and whether these increasingly popular alternatives to conventional plastics are safer for marine ecosystems, or whether they come with their own risks. When the first full synthetic plastic was invented in 1906, widespread use of […]
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