Plastic degrades quick in sea water, but it leaves a toxic mess | Clipped Fresh

Plastic Is More Biodegradable Than We Thought. (That’s Bad.) | 80beats | Discover Magazine.

FROM THE ARTICLE: Here’s the good news: Plastic may break down in the ocean in as little as a year, not 500 to 1,000 years as scientists previously thought. Now, the bad news: This degradation could be releasing harmful compounds such as bisphenol A (BPA) into the ocean, according to research presented at the American Chemical Society meeting on Wednesday.

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