A Disease Caused by Plastic Waste Identified

According to 2017 data of waste plastics 79% find themselves in landfills or in nature. Of course, under ‘nature’ there are oceans that have been reacting to their pollution for years. Pollution of the oceans doesn’t just affect marine life.

A new study published recently is further proof of this. Scientists have studied the damage of plastic waste in seabirds and defined it as a disease: ‘plasticosis‘.

Plastic waste causes physical damage to the organs of birds:

According to research published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials, seabirds suffer from a disease called ‘plasticosis’ due to consuming plastic waste. Sharp-edged plastic waste injures birds directly from inside their body, harms your organs.

The species of seabird that scientists studied closely was pink-footed minute hands. Examination of the stomachs of dozens of dead birds, damage to plastics revealed:

Located about 600 kilometers from Australia To Lord Howe Island This nesting bird is seen weaker than normal on the shores of the island every autumn. Many of the birds can be found sick or dead.

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• Plastic from the stomach of a dead pink-footed minute hand.