Plastic in the Oceans Increasing Risk of Disease in Coral Reefs

Yale e360
Jan 26, 2018, 2:55 pm157 pts
More than 11 billion pieces of plastic are lodged within coral reefs in the Asia-Pacific region. According to a new study published in the journal Science, as this plastic gets tangled, it often cuts the coral, increasing the risk of infection and disease outbreaks by as much 89 percent. Read more on E360 →

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