Plastic pollution may help form antibiotics, finds new study
The study, which was published in the journal, ‘American Society for Microbiology’ concluded that plastic debris is rich in biomass could actually be an effective candidate for antibiotic production, reported ANI.
Jun 18, 2022, 17:20 PM IST
Plastic in rivers major source of ocean pollution: Study
Researchers at The Ocean Cleanup - a Dutch foundation developing new technologies for ridding the oceans of plastic - say rivers carry an estimated 1.15-2.41 million tonnes of plastic into the sea every year, an amount that need between 48,000 to over 100,000 dump trucks to carry it away.
Jun 08, 2017, 23:53 PM IST
