Creatures in the deepest trenches of the sea are eating plastic

In some of the deepest trenches of the sea, plastic has been found in the stomachs of 72% of amphipods, small crustaceans. These organisms are eating the plastic, but it cannot dissolve, leading to them dying or becoming ill. This is bad because it is yet another example of the environmental issues that come from the pollution of oceans.

 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/02/deep-sea-creatures-mariana-trench-eat-plastic/

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  1. AnonymousMarch 4, 2019 at 9:27 AM

    It's pretty sad how our plastic pollution has lead to animals and even humans having plastic in their systems. We're lucky that we're more resilient than some of the organisms above.

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  2. AnonymousMarch 12, 2019 at 9:17 AM

    It's sad to see how much harm we are causing towards other organisms.

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  3. AnonymousMarch 13, 2019 at 5:16 AM

    It's crazy to think that's how far our pollution has gone and people still don't think it's a problem.

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  4. AnonymousMarch 15, 2019 at 9:48 AM

    This is really sad to read because there are a lot of people who contribute to the amount of plastic that goes in the oceans and they either don't care or don't realize until the damage is already done.

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  5. AnonymousMarch 19, 2019 at 5:03 AM

    This goes to show how dangerous plastic pollution is and how negatively it affects our environment

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