A. Allard and D. Luong win 2010 Stockholm Junior Water Prize
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- 13 Sep 2010
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Biodegradation of polystyrene: two young Canadians received the International Stockholm Junior Water Prize for their work. The competition brings together the world’s brightest young scientists to encourage their continued interest in water and the environment.
“Much of the debris in the world’s waterways are plastics which is used for fast food containers, disposable cups, and packing material for example. To date, there is no natural solution to safely take care of these harmful plastics. The winning project created a novel approach to break-down these plastics using micro-organisms and enzymes that are cost effective, and readily available. This method could greatly reduce the amount of plastics that end up in the world’s waters,” said the International Jury in its citation.
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