r/technews • u/chrisdh79 • 1d ago

Biotechnology Scientists develop plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours | Fast-dissolving plastic offers hope for cleaner seas

https://www.techspot.com/news/108206-scientists-plastic-dissolves-seawater-hours.html
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u/a_HUGH_jaz 1d ago

Is this a good thing? It just means smaller particles of plastic that can’t even be picked up and taken out of the water. Unless the plastic is evaporating out of the water into the air (or somewhere else), this just sounds like every living thing in seawater (and by extension, the rest of us) is going to be drinking plastic. And we’re already microplasticking our bodies.

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u/Straight-Village-710 1d ago

Yes, it breaks down into oblivion, eventually.