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Plastic pollution putting killer whales and sharks most at risk
Climate change increases plastic toxicity and mobility, threatening apex predators like killer whales and sharks, with single-use plastics accounting for 35% of production, the report says.
- Plastic pollution combined with global warming is likely to have disproportionate impacts on apex predators like killer whales and sharks, according to new research.
- Rising temperatures, humidity, and UV exposure speed up the breakdown of plastics into microplastics that spread vast distances and accumulate in ecosystems.
- The researchers urge eliminating non-essential single-use plastics, limiting virgin plastic production, and creating international standards for reusable and recyclable plastics.
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Plastic pollution putting killer whales and sharks most at risk
“Plastic pollution and the climate are co-crises that intensify each other."
·Missoula, United States
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