Lukas VFN 🇪🇺Study identifies #fungus that breaks down ocean plastic
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-fungus-ocean-plastic.html
#Biodegradation of #polyethylene by the marine fungus Parengyodontium album https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969724029668
"A fungus living in the sea can break down the #plastic polyethylene, provided it has first been exposed to UV radiation from sunlight. Researchers expect that many more plastic degrading #fungi are living in deeper parts of the #ocean."
Study identifies fungus that breaks down ocean plastic
A fungus living in the sea can break down the plastic polyethylene, provided it has first been exposed to UV radiation from sunlight. Researchers from, among others, NIOZ published their results in the journal Science of the Total Environment. They expect that many more plastic degrading fungi are living in deeper parts of the ocean.