- Dangerous sewage pathogens have been found on plastic litter, or “nurdles”, which can be seen on beaches, in rivers and seas around the world, and may act as rafts for harmful bacteria, raising the potential for pathogens to be transported over large distances from one side of the ocean to another. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/11/pathogens-hitchhiking-on-plastics-could-carry-cholera-from-india-to-us 5 comments science
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- Viruses survive in fresh water by ‘hitchhiking’ on plastic, study finds | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/27/viruses-survive-in-fresh-water-by-hitchhiking-on-plastic-study-finds 75 comments
- Nurdles: the worst toxic waste you’ve probably never heard of | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/29/nurdles-plastic-pellets-environmental-ocean-spills-toxic-waste-not-classified-hazardous 1 comment
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