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Plastic is climbing up the marine food chain [1]

A new study of the faeces of captive seals has shown that microplastics can travel high up the food chain and affect even the large predators of the oceans.

Publication Date: 
13/03/2018
Hindu (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Plastics [3], Non-Biodegradable Waste [4], Marine Life [5], Marine Ecosystems [6], Pollution [7], Environmental Security [8], Environment [9]

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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-life
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-ecosystems
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pollution
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environmental-security
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