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Plastic pollution may be quietly fueling algal blooms by knocking out the grazers that usually keep algae under control. Source · earth.com
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Plastic pollution may be quietly fueling algal blooms by knocking out the grazers that usually keep algae under control.
Why did Glen Kerby choose this story?
A double-edged story. Microplastics are increasing temperatures and algae mass, choking out ocean life — blooms now appearing in unprecedented locations for the first time in recorded history. But there's a good news side: new microbes emerging in deep ocean algae buildups are beginning to eat plastic.
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It was published by earth.com as “Plastic pollution may be supercharging algae blooms”, at https://www.earth.com/news/plastic-pollution-may-be-supercharging-algae-blooms/.
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