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Rise of the Plasticorals: Plastic Has Fused With Coral in Okinawa and Could Enter the Rock Record
The study says the coral-plastic hybrids may mark an early step toward a lasting sedimentary record of marine pollution.
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Researchers find 'plasticoral' — plastic fused with coral — on Japan's Okinawa beaches
On several beaches in Japan, researchers found something they didn't expect: plastic pieces that had softened, changed shape, and fused with broken coral into a new kind of pollution they called "plasticoral." Here's what to know Across three Okinawa beaches, routine marine-litter surveys turned up five examples of the material, according to Earth.com. Sosu Beach yielded three specimens, with one apiece at Ibu Beach and Odo Beach. Of the four sp…
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