Unlocking the Vacuum Cleaner Effect: How Fungi can Remove Nanoplastics from the Bay
A new study has revealed that the vacuum cleaner effect can be used to remove nanoplastics from bays. Researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara, have found that fungi can be used to reproduce this effect to remove nanoplastics from the environment. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, is the first to demonstrate the efficacy of this technique.
This groundbreaking study is a game-changer for marine conservation. For years, researchers have been struggling to find a way to clean up the oceans of nanoplastics, which have been accumulating in bays and other bodies of water. Now, thanks to the work done by the UCSB team, there is a potential solution. The vacuum cleaner effect, which uses fungi to draw out nanoplastics from the water, could be the key to keeping our oceans clean and healthy.
source: Phys.org