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No, it's not. It sounds like typical tree-hugger eco-freako Propaganda to me. A few hundred thousand years, tops.
Actually, nail polish remover will turn styrofoam into goo instantly. (The "goo" in question is a solution of polystyrene in ... mainly ... acetone and/or ethyl acetate).
What else can I help you with?
Which is worse for the environment - styrofoam cups or plastic cups?
Styrofoam cups are generally worse for the environment than plastic cups because Styrofoam is non-biodegradable and takes hundreds of years to break down. Plastic cups, while also harmful, can be recycled or reused to a certain extent, making them slightly more environmentally friendly than Styrofoam.
How long does it take a cumulus cloud to break apart?
It takes about 44 hours for a cumulas cloud to break apart.
What things take the longest break down in a landfill?
Styrofoam it takes thousands of years to breack down in a land fill
Why have a number of stores and restaurants changed from using Styrofoam to using cardboard containers?
cardboard takes less time to break down in a landfill
How long does it take to finish a speed test?
It depends on who takes a speed test. It takes a millon years to finish one.
How long does it take styrofoam to dissove if it is not in a landfull?
It takes around 12,000 years
Is there enough alcohol in whiskey to dissolve Styrofoam?
yes. But it takes a long time.
What is destroyed during erosion?
when erosion takes place it doesnt really ddestroy it just reshapes, and it takes year for it to happen. erosion can break apart cement, rocks, and other things like that.
Why will California not break off into the pacific?
Because it is apart of this continent and even if it were to break off it wouldn't happen in our lifetime because jurassic changes of the continental plates takes tons of years about a million years i think at least!
A graph showing how long styrofoam biodegrades?
Exposure to UV from sunlight will degrade the styrene molecule. Exposure to ambient ozone will also degrade the styrene molecule. In the sun, in a place with lots of ozone pollution, styrofoam falls apart in months. Built into refrigerators and ice chests, sealed away from ozone exposure with antioxidants built in, styrofoam will last for (probably) centuries. In a landfill, styrofoam usually lasts about a decade, depending on moisture and biological history.
What's environmentally harmful about Styrofoam cups?
The two problems with polystyrene materials, which includes styrofoam cups, is that it takes an extremely long time to decompose (compared with other materials) and tends to crumble and become a big source of water-borne trash, potentially harming different kinds of animals.
How many 100's make a millon?
It takes 100,000 one hundred dollar bills to make 1,000,000,000. Hope that helped:)
