COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Invisible Plastic Soup is Harming Ocean Animals
Description: The presence of plastic soup in the oceans is regarded as a big problem. The plastic soup is formed when plastic debris decomposes in seawater. According to new research nanoparticles of plastic measuring just thirty millionths of a millimeter, invisible to the naked eye, are responsible for inhibiting feeding and growth in mussels. [Source: Environment News Service]
URL: http://ens-newswire.com/2012/09/26/invisible-plastic-soup-is-harming-ocean-animals/
Availability: Full Text
Source: Environment News Service
Publish Date: 9/26/2012
Reading Level: Basic
Page Length:  

<< BACK