2023年12月17日 · Plastic rocks have been found both on the coast and inland in 11 countries across 5 continents so far. They illustrate the extent of plastic pollution throughout the world, with one...

2024年1月2日 · Plastistones, a new type of sedimentary rock that’s part-plastic and part-rock, has been found on at least five continents and 11 countries. These rocks form when molten plastic cools within a...

2023年3月22日 · So geologist Fernanda Avelar Santos was startled to find an unsettling sign of human impact on the otherwise untouched landscape: rocks formed from the glut of plastic pollution floating in the ocean.

2023年3月21日 · 'Plastic rocks' - rocks formed from the glut of plastic pollution floating in the ocean - found in September 2022 on Trindade Island, Espirito Santo state, Brazil. "So it was all the more...

2014年6月4日 · Scientists say a new type of rock cobbled together from plastic, volcanic rock, beach sand, seashells, and corals has begun forming on the shores of Hawaii. "The article is intriguing and fascinating," says geophysicist Douglas Jerolmack of the University of Pennsylvania, who was not involved in the work.

2023年3月15日 · Melted plastic has become intertwined with rocks on the island, located 1,140 km (708 miles) from the southeastern state of Espirito Santo, which researchers say is evidence of humans' growing...

2024年3月29日 · Scientists have encountered a strange new type of rock mainly formed from plastic created and discarded by humans. This illustrates the extent of plastic pollution worldwide, posing an...

2023年12月18日 · They are deposits mainly formed by compressing rock and plastic polymers discarded by humans. So far, these plastic rocks have been found on the coast and inland in 11 countries across five continents. These bizarre plastic …

What is Plastiglomerate and why are these plastic rocks being found on our beaches? Will these be the fossils we leave behind?

2023年7月20日 · Often the garbage on the beach is simply burned and a special form of plastic waste is created: so-called plastiglomerate. This "rock" is made up of natural components, such as coral fragments,...