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Re:A big patch of plastic garbage has been discovered in the... by phireal on Friday April 21, 2017 @05:01AM (#14164027)
The plastics are not inert and interfere with the smaller organisms feeding in the ocean. Since these form the base of the ocean food web, if their growth is disturbed, the rest of the food chain suffers negatively.
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