The ocean is awash with plastic—greater than 171 trillion items, scientists have estimated, and rising on a regular basis. Animals get tangled in plastics or swallow them, the chemical substances launched by the stuff are sometimes poisonous, and as soon as the plastic is inside a creature, it might keep within it, doubtlessly blocking its airways or intestines.
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