Microplastics 'pose toxic threat to marine biodiversity'

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25186871


An estimated 150 million tonnes of plastic is "lost" each year

Tiny particles of waste plastic that are ingested by shoreline "eco-engineer" worms may be negatively affecting biodiversity, a study says.

So-called microplastics may be able to transfer toxic pollutants and chemicals into the guts of lugworms, reducing the animals' functions.

An estimated 150 million tonnes vanishes from the global waste-stream each year.

The findings have been published in the academic journal Current Biology.

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1. I'm not surprised by these findings.