Creatures get entangled in plastics and drown and ingested concentrated toxins from plastics pose a threat to the health of the food chain. Plastics also transport and introduce species into new environments. Anja Taylor catches up with the CSIRO research team spearheading the Marine Debris Survey, a world first study of the plastics around our coastline.
Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present. Jim Rohn
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
A World First Study Of The Plastics Around Our Coastline.
Oceans are silently choking on our plastic waste. Plastic and synthetic
materials are the most common types of debris in our oceans and are
having horrific impacts on marine wildlife and systems. As an island
continent "girt by sea" marine debris is of particular importance for
Australia.
Creatures get entangled in plastics and drown and ingested concentrated toxins from plastics pose a threat to the health of the food chain. Plastics also transport and introduce species into new environments. Anja Taylor catches up with the CSIRO research team spearheading the Marine Debris Survey, a world first study of the plastics around our coastline.
Creatures get entangled in plastics and drown and ingested concentrated toxins from plastics pose a threat to the health of the food chain. Plastics also transport and introduce species into new environments. Anja Taylor catches up with the CSIRO research team spearheading the Marine Debris Survey, a world first study of the plastics around our coastline.
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