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Plastic harbors rotavirus

Plastic harbors rotavirus



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In the United Kingdom, scientists from the University of Stirling have discovered something worrying, they have shown for the first time that rotavirus, which is a virus that causes diarrhea and upset stomach, can survive up to three days and remain infectious by adhering to microplastics in fresh water.



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And this is a very serious problem because at the moment the wastewater treatment plants cannot capture the plastic microparticles, so the viruses that travel in them can end up in beach areas and be ingested by bathers.



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And not only that, the researchers said that if the viruses go from the micro plastic to the water or the sand, they could still survive for a longer time. way to remove them.





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