Scientists say plastic on beaches can now be seen from space
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EurekAlert!
Scientists say plastic on beaches can now be seen from space
Australian researchers have developed a new method for spotting plastic rubbish on our beaches and successfully field tested it on a remote stretch of coastline.
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**Research identifies lethal dose of plastics: less than 3 sugar cubes’ worth of plastics for seabirds 🐦; just over 2 baseballs’ worth of plastics for sea turtles 🐢; and about 1 soccer ball’s worth of plastics for marine mammals 🐬, has a 90% likelihood of death. Study was based on 10,412 animal autopsies.**
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Ocean Conservancy
NEWS: Groundbreaking Research Identifies Lethal Dose of Plastics for Seabirds, Sea Turtles and Marine Mammals: “It’s Much Smaller…
Groundbreaking research led by Ocean Conservancy scientists and published in PNAS found that ingesting even tiny amounts of plastic can be fatal for seabirds, sea turtles, and marine mammals.
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