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How little plastic can kill sea life? The numbers

I used to think of ocean plastic as a slow, vague threat—something that chokes turtles and whales only after years of exposure. The latest science is far more blunt: for many marine animals, it takes ...
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How Plastic Pollution Is Pushing Oceans and Marine Animals Toward Collapse

Our oceans have been experiencing a plastic crisis for decades. We have now reached a pivotal moment in ocean pollution, where the numbers are no longer abstract and time is running out to make an ...
Los Angeles Times

How little plastic does it take to kill marine animals? Scientists have answers

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Just six pieces of rubber smaller than a pea can be fatal to seabirds, new research shows, revealing shockingly ...
Forbes

How Blue Sharks Spread Plastic Pollution Across The Ocean

New research has shown that blue sharks’ intestines act like temporary holding tanks, trapping fibers long enough to build up significant amounts. Their epic migrations mean they can spread these ...
The Conversation

Scientists have puzzled over what happens to plastic as it breaks down in the ocean – our new study helps explain the mystery

Kate Spencer receives funding from NERC, Lloyd's Register Foundation and EU Interreg IV programme Preventing Plastic Pollution Nan Wu works for Queen Mary University of London and the British ...