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New plastic pollution found: 'plasticorals' where plastic fuses with coral rubble
Original: New plastic pollution discovered: 'Plasticorals' coral rubble fused with plastic
Researchers report a new form of plastic pollution on the shores of vulnerable coral reefs: fragments of coral rubble fused together with plastic debris, dubbed 'plasticorals'. The finding highlights how plastic waste is not just accumulating on reefs but physically bonding with coral material, creating a previously undocumented pollution format that could complicate cleanup efforts.
Why now: Scientists have just announced the discovery of a previously unknown way plastic is combining with coral reef debris.
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technologycoral reefs
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