Hi I'm a chemist, my current work is with PFAS compounds, often known as forever chemicals. Please ask me about those, or anything else you are curious about related to chemistry. I will try to give you a solid response.

  • forcequit [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    I'm feeding mealworms a diet of polystyrene and water. They eat the EPS and subsequent waste, but I'm unsure of if/when said waste is safe to introduce to a soil/compost environment? It browns and reduces volume after cycling through the bugs, when left to soak in water, it results in scum and bacterial growth, is it ever 'safe' to reintroduce this to soil?