Yeah, but depending on the compounds that the bacteria break it down into, you might then find yourself dealing with skyrocketed levels of some new chemical pollutant. What happens if the metabolic byproduct is a broad spectrum herbicide or pollinator killer that causes crop failures, a disruptor of our microbimes or developmental hormones, or even a plain old carcinogen? Oops.
Thin_Catch827 t1_iv38q6d wrote
Reply to comment by LoquatBear in Viruses can ‘hitchhike’ on microplastics. More than 98 per cent of the virus scientists used was found on the microplastic, and over half of the viruses could still be detected 10 days later – much longer than if the virus particles were free-floating in the water by Wagamaga
Yeah, but depending on the compounds that the bacteria break it down into, you might then find yourself dealing with skyrocketed levels of some new chemical pollutant. What happens if the metabolic byproduct is a broad spectrum herbicide or pollinator killer that causes crop failures, a disruptor of our microbimes or developmental hormones, or even a plain old carcinogen? Oops.