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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.

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
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

ENVIRONMENT | REMOTE | ISLAND

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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