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How Plastics Break Down in Seawater: A Marine Guide (October 2026)

October 5, 2026 by Elena Kowalski
how plastics break down in seawater

Plastics break down in seawater through a slow cascade of chemical and physical weathering, not by dissolving. Sunlight-driven photo-oxidation, water-driven hydrolysis, abrasion and microbial … Read more

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