@breadandcircuses @SimonJohnGreen That's what some scientists have been calling it since at least 2020... #ThePlasticeneAge #PlasticsBan #plastics
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A Plasticene Lexicon - PubMed

As plastic pollution in the environment has increased rapidly in the last half century, so too has the study of the effects of plastic on marine, aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. From this research, a series of new terms has emerged to describe the phenomena unique to the presence of plastic-base …

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