How Plastic That Ends Up Or Is Dumped In The Ocean Affects Aquatic Organisms

4 consequences of marine organisms eating (micro-)plastics

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The Environment

6 min readAug 4, 2022

Illustration of a whale that has eating plastic trash against a polluted sea. — Plastic dumped in the ocean is often eaten by aquatic organisms (credit: Pogorelova Olga on Shutterstock)

Credit: This article is based on two scientific articles by Balasubramanian Kandasubramanian and Yongjun Zhang and their colleagues. (Full citations and link available at the end of the article)

How Plastic That Ends Up Or Is Dumped In The Ocean Affects Aquatic Organisms

4 consequences of marine organisms eating (micro-)plastics

Written by Dr. Erlijn van Genuchten