German Scientists Discover Plastic-Eating Fungi
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- German Scientists Discover Plastic-Eating Fungi
Scientists in Germany have discovered fungi that can eat plastic when there are no other carbon sources available. Out of 18 fungal strains tested, four were particularly effective at consuming plastics. These fungi showed a strong ability to degrade polyurethane, a type of plastic found in construction foam. However, they took longer to break down polyethene, which is used in plastic bags and packaging. The fungi struggled most with microplastics from tyres, mainly due to the presence of heavy metals and other additives. While these findings are promising, scientists caution that using fungi alone won't solve the global plastic problem, as their ability to degrade plastic depends on specific conditions like temperature and nutrient availability.
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Where will the excess fungus generated from eating the plastic go? How will it fit into the world’s ecosystem?
They will find something that will eat it.
@@somethin9lmao
i do not care, just get rid of all plastics
It only targets plastic( polymer-6 ) so who cares
Good, maybe this is a start to fixing the plastic problem on earth. Im curios what remains after it eats the plastic...
🧐🤔 will the 💩 contain micro plastics?
Yeah me too
Eager to know the product
@@eatmyroyaleshorts6316 🤣🤷
little amount of co2
Can fish or other water organisms feed on that fungi and survive?
It’s not as if there wasn’t life before plastics. Other than sterile benefits in the medical field, it seems wearisome and daunting from beginning to end.
This morning while I was fitting the leaking valve of my toilet tank I found plastic, old plastic washer disintegrated turning into soft gell. Is this due to fungus.
German fungus in Germany
How many duration it takes to dissolve?
2,5 year to digest
Around 5.5 years
Forget about it. We already filled the world with enough micro plastics
Interesting
Every problem has a solution just believe in your wasted material
Good job. I am from Nepal
Great
What will it do to the Sea 🌊 life?
German ❤
es werden immer die deutschen sein die es schaffen
It will affects both human world and ocean's
Show the prove if you cant, please save dont waste plastic in earth
Good invention now decompose all plastic and stop producing this fungi also 😅
Last time german scientist found something to eat wood waste they almost killed the world 👀
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@@christal2641 i forgot the name but in the 90s they created a bacteria that would eat wood waste and enrich the soil… they sent it out for testing and test found that after 3 weeks the bacteria would eat all the nutrients in the soil leaving nothing for plants to grow and it was super infectious
@@christal2641 czcams.com/video/gKO_7qVcOAE/video.htmlsi=V-oJ1nu6RW4lAi8E it was the second last story around the 20 ninutes mark
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Leader in this world either not smart or not honest. We should go back to traditional water bottle instead of plastic water bottle.
Most country's don't even drink water they addicted to coke and other soft drinks. Plastic is more convenient for these big industries. Coke even sponsors green green earth event, it shows how messed up things are. In the 90s our teacher taught us about the dangers of plastic bottles, I never used them only use glass and steel bottle, Even my lunch boxes were made from stainless steel
I'm a pretty Fun Guy myself. 😊