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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Wed Mar 15, 2023, 03:31 PM Mar 2023

Brazilian researchers find 'terrifying' plastic rocks on remote island

TRINDADE ISLAND, Brazil (Reuters) - The geology of Brazil's volcanic Trindade Island has fascinated scientists for years, but the discovery of rocks made from plastic debris in this remote turtle refuge is sparking alarm.

Melted plastic has become intertwined with rocks on the island, located 1,140 km (708 miles) from the southeastern state of Espirito Santo, which researchers say is evidence of humans' growing influence over the earth's geological cycles.

"This is new and terrifying at the same time, because pollution has reached geology," said Fernanda Avelar Santos, a geologist at the Federal University of Parana.

Santos and her team ran chemical tests to find out what kind of plastics are in the rocks called "plastiglomerates" because they are made of a mixture of sedimentary granules and other debris held together by plastic.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/brazilian-researchers-terrifying-plastic-rocks-141519473.html

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Brazilian researchers find 'terrifying' plastic rocks on remote island (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2023 OP
Back in my time they built rocks to last! nt Shermann Mar 2023 #1
Plastic Geology! appalachiablue Mar 2023 #2
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