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Feedstock: Peter Ryan of the University of Cape Town found this great shearwater dead at its breeding colony at Tristan da Cunha. It had ingested 194 bits of plastic. (Peter Ryan)
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Diet of plastic their harmful chemicals is killing seabirds

An international team of researchers has found plastic chemicals in seabirds, including flame retardants and UV stabilisers, as well as banned pollutants

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read