In this article it talks about the illegal fish dumping. There are invasion of nine-inch northern pike fish invading, the fish originated at Comins Lake. Nevada is offering 10,000$ to anyone who knows who is responsible for this. When and if the person is found they will be fined between 25,000 and 250,000$. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/wanted-illegal-fish-dumpers/
Plastic Eating Bacteria
Two high school senior girls in Vancouver have recently discovered a process that helps break down plastic. This process begins with solvent that dissolves the plastic, and then what is left over can be consumed by their newly developed bacteria. This bacteria was made to specifically eat phthalate, a material found in plastic that is hard to break down. Over in Japan at Kyoto University, they found a completely new bacteria species that eats plastics. There are also current studies on how meal worms can eat Styrofoam and plastic. I believe that this could be a extremely beneficial discovery to the world. Being that all the plastic ever used is still floating around somewhere on earth either in landfills or oceans, although side effects are not yet known. Learn about the bacteria here!
Why aren't the fish allowed to be in Nevada? What is it like in Nevada that the fish can't stay there, or can they just not stay there because of the fish dumping?
ReplyDeleteWhy aren't the fish allowed to be in Nevada? What is it like in Nevada that the fish can't stay there, or can they just not stay there because of the fish dumping?
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