Scientists find way to remove polluting microplastics with bacteria

[FfFfFfFF 58,135]

 

Microbiologists have devised a sustainable way to remove polluting microplastics from the environment – and they want to use bacteria to do the job.

Bacteria naturally tend to group together and stick to surfaces, and this creates an adhesive substance called “biofilm” – we see it every morning when brushing our teeth and getting rid of dental plaque, for example. Researchers at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) want to use this sticky bacteria property and create tape-like microbe nets that can capture microplastics in polluted water to form an easily disposable and recyclable blob.

Although these findings are still preliminary, this invention could pave the way for sustainably lowering plastic pollution levels in the long run by simply using something found in nature.

“It is imperative to develop effective solutions that trap, collect, and even recycle these microplastics to stop the ‘plastification’ of our natural environments,” said Sylvia Yang Liu, microbiology researcher at PolyU

Source: The Guardian

[bionic 50,111]

Isn't glitter one of the worst microplastics in the world? Yet we treat it so casually

[Stupid Oreo 14,669]

bye bye kardashians

[dopega 3,789]

41 minutes ago, Stupid Oreo said:

bye bye kardashians

the article said micro not thicc