Amid scientific confusion. Plastic-made rocks found in Brazil

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A group of scientists has found rocks made of plastic on a remote South American island called "Trindade Island", which is uninhabited due to its natural characteristics as a volcanic island located off the east coast of Brazil.

After excavation and study of the origins of this plastic debris, the scientists attributed the reason for its formation to the waste of fishing nets that left its mark on the island to become melted plastic entangled and hard like rocks, although the island is not inhabited by humans.
According to the bbc.co.uk website, the scientists were keen to conduct more than one test to find out the quality of the plastic that was excavated in the rocks, to show them that the rocks were made from a mixture between the sedimented grains and other debris held together to show the plastic material found in its final form.

Fernanda Santos, a geologist at Brazil's Federal University of Paraná and a member of the team involved in the study, suggested that the plastic pollution deposited on the island of Trinidad has its origin in the effects of fishing nets, which are known to be common waste on beaches in South America.

"The accumulation of nets on the beaches is due to the dredging of sea currents, and with the high temperatures in the atmosphere, the plastic melts spontaneously and becomes embedded with natural beach material," she explained.

The geologist at the Federal University of Paraná went on to express her fear of these residues, especially since they have become a geological material, which will be preserved in the geological records of the Earth, that is, it will be within its structural characteristics.

Highlighting Trindade, Trindade Island is one of the most prominent and important sites that are home to the protection of green turtles around the world, attracting thousands of them every year to lay their eggs.