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Ojos de Salar

A short way into the salt flats is an area called “Ojos de Salar” which is translated the “Eyes of the Salt Flat”. In recent years researchers discovered a special kind of PHA biopolymer in these waters that can be used in the creation of plastic instead of the usual synthetic polymers. This could potentially mean a more sustainable and biodegradable type of plastic.

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Uploaded on June 30, 2020
Taken on November 7, 2018