Plastic eating fungi could be a glimmer of hope in cutting ocean pollution

Category : Plastic pollution | Location : International  | Posted on 2024-08-09 04:56:36

An analysis at Lake Stechlin in north-eastern Germany into how microfungi thrive on some plastics with no other carbon source to feed on has clearly demonstrated that some of them are capable of degrading synthetic polymers, said the team leader.

Source: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/plastic-eating-fungi-could-be-glimmer-hope-cutting-ocean-pollution-2024-08-08/