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Microplastics choking coral on Great Barrier Reef

Posted on March 9, 2015 by groundswellbasscoast

Corals are half plant and half animal. Turbidity in seawater blocks sunlight, which stifles photosynthetic growth. This story is about new research which identifies that animal component of coral ingests micro plastics which accumulate in the gut which, again, kills … Continue reading →

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