Purple bacteria offer path to more sustainable plastic
September 13, 2024
September 13, 2024
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release:
There's hardly a more ubiquitous substance than plastic. It's everywhere in the environment, from soil to air to water, and it's in our bodies. According to the U.N. Environment Programme, humans produce more than 430 million tons of plastic annually; two-thirds soon become waste.
Such petroleum-based plastics have environmental and economic costs that can be mitigated w . . .
There's hardly a more ubiquitous substance than plastic. It's everywhere in the environment, from soil to air to water, and it's in our bodies. According to the U.N. Environment Programme, humans produce more than 430 million tons of plastic annually; two-thirds soon become waste.
Such petroleum-based plastics have environmental and economic costs that can be mitigated w . . .