科学家发现,在英国,工业废物在仅仅几十年的时间里,而不是在数百万年的时间里,就迅速变成了岩石。 Scientists find industrial waste rapidly turning into rock in just decades, not millions of years, in UK.

与形成自然岩石所需的数百万年时间不同, 工业废物在短短几十年内就变成岩石。 Researchers have discovered a new "rapid anthropoclastic rock cycle" where industrial waste turns into rock in just decades, unlike the millions of years required for natural rock formation. 在联合王国Cumbria的一个渣渣堆中观察到,这一过程涉及与海水和空气反应的废物,形成天然水泥。 This process, observed in a slag deposit in Cumbria, UK, involves waste materials reacting with seawater and air to form natural cements. 在岩石中发现的是一个1934年的硬币和一个1989年的铝罐, 这表明了迅速的形成。 Found within the rock were a 1934 coin and a 1989 aluminum can, indicating the rapid formation. 这一发现可能对生物多样性、生态系统和沿海管理产生负面影响,促使人们呼吁对欧洲各地的其他地点进行进一步调查。 This discovery may have negative impacts on biodiversity, ecosystems, and coastal management, prompting calls for further investigation at other sites across Europe.