Friday, July 11, 2008

Junk PSA #3: Plastic particles as toxic sponges

Continued thanks to our communication sponsors, Long Beach Marine Electronics, OCENS Inc., and Explorer Satellite for making video, blog, and phone communications possible - critical elements to this project.

In PSA #3, Marcus discusses how plastic particles absorb Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), becoming little toxic pills. What impact does these have on the creatures that ingest plastic debris?

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