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Hundreds of fish species, including many that humans eat, are consuming plastic

  • Written by Alexandra McInturf, PhD Candidate in Animal Behavior, University of California, Davis
Hundreds of fish species, including many that humans eat, are consuming plasticA biologist examines microplastics found in sea species at the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research in Greece, Nov. 26, 2019.Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP via Getty Images

Trillions of barely visible pieces of plastic are floating in the world’s oceans, from surface waters to the deep seas. These particles, known as microplastics, typically form when...

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