Plastic Is Becoming Part of Coral Beaches in a Disturbing New Way

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Researchers in Okinawa have discovered plastic that had melted and embedded itself in the skeleton of dead coral, creating a strange new material.

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In Okinawa, researchers have documented a new form of modified plastic waste. In the "Plasticorals", melted polyethylene or polypropylene is connected with dead coral debris and partly penetrates into its pores. The findings show how plastic can change in reef environments to a solid bond with biogenic material. Onna (Japan). Coral debris arises when dead coral sticks break and [...] The article Melted plastic connects with dead coral debris fir…