Accidents are normally known as harmful and dangerous but are they always bad? Jeamy Yao and Miranda Wang are 2 young teenagers who have discovered something extremely incredible.
Phthalates are a compound that are in many plastics. These Phthalates can be very harmful as they can absorb into our bodies very quickly and rapidly. They are in many everyday things like : Baby toys, cosmetics, wrappers and more. These powerful additives can cause cancer, birth defects, Autism and brain development problems.
But not only are these horrible additives are destroying our bodies, they are destroying our beautiful natural environment. Theses plastics are polluting our marine environment and life, and our natural resources. Because of this nowhere in the world will you find that our big blue sea doesn't have any rubbish or plastic.
But luckily Miranda Wang and Jeanny Yao have found a solution. Bacteria. The 2 young students taught that they could break down the plastic biochemically. If we do this it won’t affect our environment anymore.
By Kiratpreet, Saijal and Aimee