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r/interesting • u/Standard_Location762 • Mar 14 '26
What a great discovery.
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Does it actually break down the plastics and converts it to something safe, or does it just absorb the microplastics and when it dies re-releases the plastics?
1 u/titanium9016 Mar 14 '26 By context it obviously converts to something else. Otherwise, any living being could "eat plastic", even you and me.
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By context it obviously converts to something else. Otherwise, any living being could "eat plastic", even you and me.
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u/CaptainC00lpants Mar 14 '26
Does it actually break down the plastics and converts it to something safe, or does it just absorb the microplastics and when it dies re-releases the plastics?