To many marine animals, plastic pollution resembles food. A new study finds seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals like porpoises, seals and whales don’t have to eat much of it for it to be deadly. Michael O’Neill/Science Source hide caption toggle caption Michael O’Neill/Science Source To many marine animals, plastic pollution resembles food. A new […]
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‘Environmental catastrophe’ fears as millions of plastic beads wash up on Camber Sands | East Sussex
Southern Water is investigating after millions of contaminated plastic beads washed up on Camber Sands beach, risking an “environmental catastrophe”. The biobeads could have a dire impact on marine life, the local MP has said, with fears rare sea life, including seabirds, porpoises and seals, could ingest them and die. Helena Dollimore, the MP for […]