COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Plastics and chemicals they absorb pose double threat to marine life
Description: Marine creatures that ingest plastics in the ocean might suffer from a double whammy of the plastic itself and the pollutants those plastics have absorbed while floating in the open seas according to new research. The study found that the most commonly produced plastics also absorbed the most chemicals, and for longer periods of time than previously thought. [Source: University of California, Davis]
URL: http://cosee.umaine.edu/climb/admin/index.cfm?FuseAction=AddNews
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Source: University of California, Davis
Publish Date: 1/15/2013
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