In seabirds, the evidence is clearer. Nanoplastics have been linked with organ damage in sable shearwaters and are known to ...

Plastic accumulating in ... make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean surfaces. At current rates plastic is expected to outweigh all the fish in the sea by 2050. Plastics pollution has a direct ...

Yet fish populations around the world, and the animals ... break down ocean plastic to bits that are barely visible. One of the biggest unknowns—and concerns—is the effect that these ...

“We know that there are effects from plastics on animals at nearly all ... “We know enough to act to reduce plastic pollution from entering the oceans, lakes, and rivers.” ...

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In a nutshell Human brains contain approximately a spoonful of microplastics, with dementia patients showing 3-5 times higher ...

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...

"This is an animal that relies entirely on the ocean for its survival ... It is studying the effects of plastic litter on marine life and plans to launch an inquiry into the effects on human ...

Global Plastic Production Every year, the world sees the production of over 400 million tons of plastic. This staggering ...