The effects of plastic on seabirds and other sea life - Quantum

[Carl Clifford <>]

Dear B-A,

An excellent but scary item on the effects of plastic ingestion by sea birds 
and other sea life on the ABC program, Quantum, tonight. I was aware of the 
problem with the ingestion of larger pieces of plastic on seabirds, but 
researchers have found an even worse problem. It seems that plastic particles 
adsorb pollutants such as mercury and it then enters the food chain, ending up 
in the top predators, with us at the top. It has put me off seafood.

The program is worth catching on iView.

Cheers,

Carl Clifford
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