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Macroplastics kill fish and birds. Microplastics attract and concentrate other pollutants and additives like BPA have known adverse effects on human health. Eve
by titzer 5y ago
Macroplastics kill fish and birds. Microplastics attract and concentrate other pollutants and additives like BPA have known adverse effects on human health. Even if inert (a stretch, TBH) zooplankton consumption of microplastics causes them to eat less, accelerating deoxygenation of global oceans[1].
[1] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-22554-w https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-22554-w