Plastic rock discovered on uninhabited island, academics lament

A new plastic rock is discovered when randomly discarded plastic waste mixes with rocks, scientists say.
There is an opinion that serious environmental pollution caused by plastic will become a symbol of a new geological era.
Professor Pernanda Apala Santos (Geology) of the Federal Institute of Technology in Paraná, Brazil, conducted a research forest through the official Channel All on the 25th.
It is reported that a new type of plastic rock has been discovered in the volcanic Trindade Sea.
Plastic rocks are mainly made up of plastic waste drifting in the ocean mixed with natural stones.
Research forests are made of plastic rocks, a dark sign of the anthropocene.
He emphasized that it was a self-portrait. The Anthropocene is a world-renowned atmospheric chemist from the Netherlands who passed away in 2021.
Fayul Kechicheon advocated.
Professor Santos said: “In the context of the human-induced Anthropocene, plastic rocks are a bizarre geological phenomenon.
“It’s proof and irony,” he said. “If we don’t act now for the environment, children will end up with plastic rocks.”
“You might come across it on a daily basis,” he said.
Plastic rock discovered in Brazil’s Omansim

The first study of this plastic rock was discovered in 2019. Professor Santos said it was extinct.
I visited this island to conduct research on green sea turtles, a critically endangered species, and found turquoise stones all over the island along the coast.
I paid attention. The stone seen up close does not appear to have been formed by plastic waste sticking to natural rock.
Professor Santos said, “After spending a lot of time studying the collected rock samples, we have found that the Earth has formed over billions of years.
“It turned out to be a new type of rock with plastic added to it,” he said. “Plastic rocks are used by humans and deer in some areas.”
“This is the first time that a discovered pig has been identified on an uninhabited island,” he explained.
The professor said plastic pollution is very serious on Trindade Island, considering it is the most isolated place on Earth.
I was concerned. The discovery of extensive plastic rocks on an uninhabited island suggests that humans may end up on their own.
The professor pointed out that this was evidence that there was little opportunity left.
‘Turquoise plastic rocks covering the coast
He said, “Even uninhabited islands that have not been touched by humans are transported by ocean currents and waste bottles and household waste are transported from all over the world.”
“Plastic is flowing in,” he said. “When the bowers needed to maintain the ecosystem are eroded by plastic, fine
“Plastic will flow out and contaminate the island’s food chain,” he said.
Since 2014, plastic rocks have been reported in various parts of the world, including Hawaii, England, Italy, and Japan. all people
Found in areas where you live or visit regularly: plastiglomerates associated with sedimentary rocks
(plastiglomerates) Deformation source of stones of the Saeseolite series Pyroplastics Igneous rocks
A representative example is the series of plastistones.
Professor Santos said, “Plastic rocks are mostly combined with the threads of chemical core oil that come out during the washing process, but this time,
“The main component of the rock is a fishing net,” he said. “Due to human intervention, the environment has become so deteriorated that it is no longer possible to know what is truly natural.”
“It’s polluted,” he said regretfully.
Reporter Unseo Lee lys@sputnik kr