- Scientists and experts who conducted the study have pointed out that at least 5-13 million tonnes of plastic waste is generated every year which finds its way into the ocean.
- Plastic debris is rich in biomass, and therefore could be a good source for antibiotic production which tends to occur in highly competitive natural environments.
- According to an OECD report, global usage of plastic is set to increase threefold by the year 2060.
- This will be a major breakthrough for many researchers to study the variation that occurs in ocean plastic.
- Apart from that researchers isolated 5 antibiotic-producing bacteria from ocean plastic, including strains of Bacillus, Phaeobacter, and Vibrio, and tested the bacterial isolates against a variety of Gram-positive and negative targets.
- Earlier scientists for the first time found microplastics in freshly fallen snow in the Antarctic.
Question:
Q.1 According to OECD report , the usage of plastic set to increase by three-fold by which of the following year?a. 2050
b. 2060
c. 2040
d. 2030
