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It may seem obvious but it has now been scientifically proven that green turtles eat plastic that closely resembles sea grass, their preferred food. This research is important, as it shows what kind of plastic pollution is a particular problem.
The most comprehensive study on the impact of marine debris in more than a decade has recently been published.
Floating plastic debris is ingested either directly, because the birds believe them to be food items, or indirectly by eating prey that has plastic in their stomach. The result of plastic ingestion is entanglement, ulcers, infections and death to many marine animals.
PCBs are chemically inert compounds thus they are difficult to oxidize and reduce; they have a high dielectric constant, have a high thermal stability, and are virtually insoluble in water.
One study, based on over 40 year’s worth of data, has now shown the crucial role sea otters play in the kelp forests in which they inhabit.
Plastic ingestion in Northern Fulmars, and therefore plastic pollution in the North Pacific, has increased over the past 40 years.
Although more research is needed, it looks like we will be seeing more and more plants silently but effectively cleaning our ecosystems.