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Old 11-21-2008, 03:59 PM   #1 (permalink)
funchy
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Default plastic -> fish -> people = toxic

I learned something interesting recently. There is a massive amount of plastic floating in the open ocean. The organisms that ingest it, if they don't die, pass on the chemicals to the predator which eats them. These chemicals move up the food chain into the ocean fish people eat. We know many of the chemicals in plastic are not health for a person to eat. Therefore there is mounting worry about this growing health hazard.

What do you think? Is it a real problem? Why isn't anyone doing anything about it?

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