Brazilian researchers find 'terrifying' plastic rocks on remote island
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Scientists make 'disturbing' find on remote island: plastic rocks
There are few places on Earth as isolated as Trindade island, a volcanic outcrop a three- to four-day boat trip off the coast of Brazil.So geologist Fernanda Avelar Santos was startled to find an unsettling sign of human impact on the otherwise untouched landscape: rocks formed from the glut of plastic pollution floating in the ocean.Santos first found the plastic rocks in 2019, when she traveled to the island to research her doctoral thesis on …
Scientists make 'disturbing' find on remote island: Plastic rocks
RIO DE JANEIRO: There are few places on Earth as isolated as Trindade island, a volcanic outcrop a three- to four-day boat trip off the coast of Brazil. So geologist Fernanda Avelar Santos was startled to find an unsettling sign of human impact on the otherwise untouched landscape: Rocks formed from the gl
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