Plastic waste in the rivers may contain dangerous microbes

The plastic garbage in the rivers is able to allow dangerous pathogens to travel a self-locking device downstream, reports "phys.org". When plastic gets to water, its surface within several minutes is flooded with nearby microbes. Research which was concentrated on one river United Kingdom, showed that the thrown-out plastic, wooden sticks and water are a nutrient medium for communities of microorganisms, potentially providing the tank for bacteria and viruses which, as we know, cause diseases of the person and resistance to antibiotics. "Our results...