Japanese scientists unveil a material that dissolves in hours in contact with salt, leaving no trace behind.

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Researchers in Japan have developed a plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours, offering up a potential solution for a modern-day scourge polluting oceans and harming wildlife.

As salt is also present in soil, a piece about 5cm in size disintegrates on land after over 200 hours, he added. The material can be used like regular plastic when coated, and the team is focusing ...

The biggest source of salty freshwater in D.C. and other major northern inland cities is an overapplication of road salt to thaw winter ice, which runs off into rivers or the ground.

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