Divergent Forms of Pyroplastic: Lessons Learned from the M/V X-Press Pearl Ship Fire
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In late May 2021, the M/V X-Press Pearl container ship caught fire while anchored 18 km off the coast of Colombo, Sri Lanka and spilled upward of 70 billion pieces of plastic or "nurdles" (∼1680 tons), littering the country's coastline. Exposure to combustion... ...
