Plasticrusts: Polyethylene Pollution in a Near Shore Marine Environment – Madeira Island, Portugal

Madeira Island, Portugal (NASA, 2015)

Scientists on Madeira see new ‘plasticrust’ sea pollution.               (Associated Press; June 25, 2019)

https://apnews.com/ca851d2079724e2f83c6151f40fbfb23

A Strange New Blend of Rock and Plastic Is Forming on a Portuguese Island (Jake BUEHLER, Gizmodo; June 22, 2019)

https://earther.gizmodo.com/a-strange-new-blend-of-rock-and-plastic-is-forming-on-a-1835742900

Featured Research Article*:

Plasticrusts:  A new potential threat in the Anthropocene’s rocky shores (GESTOSO et al., 2019)

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969719326919

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