Scientists make 'disturbing' find on remote island: plastic rocks

So geologist Fernanda Avelar Santos was startled to find an unsettling sign of human impact on the otherwise untouched landscape: rocks formed from the glut of plastic pollution floating in the ocean.

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This handout picture released by the Parana Federal University (UFPR) shows "plastic rocks" found at the Trindade Island, Espirito Santo state, Brazil, on September 2, 2022
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RIO DE JANEIRO - There are few places on Earth as isolated as Trindade island, a volcanic outcrop a three- to four-day boat trip

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