Cabinet of Artificial Curiosities (Exotic wastes)

They are called the CoACs of the english acronism Cabinet of Artificials Curiosities. The C.o.A.C Project studies the metamorphosis of our waste into semi-living organisms, a little-known consequence of human activity on the environment. Also called exotic waste, Coacs are constituted exclusively of waste resulting from human discharges and production: agglomerates and debris of plastics, glass, metals, fibers, fabrics, but also chemical substances (neonicotinoids, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, glyphosate, etc.) from pharmaceutical laboratories and petrochemicals. For half a century, several studies carried out by scientific experts have concluded that this phenomenon is due of solid materials in chemical substances dissolutions contained in the air and in oceans at very high concentrations. More than 500 products currently exceed the four POP criteria (persistence, bioaccumulation, toxicity and long-range movement).