Ill Wind

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1. piloto_ciegoAug 2026
   That wasn’t it; I just found it, it’s called Ill Wind by Kevin J Anderson
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2. scherlockMar 2024
   I'm pretty sure I read a scifi dystopian novel where a scientist develops a bacteria that eats plastic they release it and the novel follows the after effects.

   https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/86452.Ill_Wind but it appears there are a few books that explore this idea.

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3. lasercatMay 2023
   Ill Wind by Kevin J. Anderson?
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4. zrailMay 2022
   I remember reading about this in middle school.

   https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/86452.Ill_Wind

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5. webmavenMar 2022
   > I'd be more worried about someone developing a plastic-recycling microbe that works too well.

   See the 2007 novel Ill Wind by Kevin Anderson and Doug Beason for an exploration of this scenario:

   https://books.google.com/books/about/Ill_Wind.html?id=wWIgO7...

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6. DyacJul 2021
   This is a fiction book about the aftermath of an oil spill, developing enzymes to digest the hydrocarbons and how it all then gets a bit out of control..

   https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/86452.Ill_Wind

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