RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT
A recent study in the Nature Communications journal by Prof. Kumaraswamy Guruswamy and Vivek Sharma from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, in collaboration with scientists from the Columbia University, USA, University of Vermont, USA, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Spain, Basque Foundation for Science, Spain, and University of Tennessee Knoxville, USA, sheds new light on how MNPLs form through everyday environmental degradation of plastic waste. The study highlights the importance of scientifically informed plastic waste management practices. It suggests some changes to the structure of plastic materials, which may help reduce the formation rate of MNPLs.
