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Plastic pollution kills marine animals, study finds
Published Sunday, July 12, 2026 · Updated July 12
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Key points are extracted by an AI model and may contain errors or omissions. Always check the original sources.- A study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that 6 to 405 pieces of ingested macroplastic, amounting to a volume of 0.044 to 39.89 ml per cm of body length, lead to a 90% chance of mortality in marine species.
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- The Hindu
The Hindu emphasizes the severity of marine plastic pollution, particularly highlighting its impact on Indian marine life and supporting policy interventions to mitigate the harm.
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