Plastic Pollution Is Killing Coral Reefs, 4-Year Study Finds
A study in the Pacific Ocean finds that bags and bottles are sickening and killing reefs from Thailand to Australia. Coral reefs already are susceptible to disease due to unusually warm water.
by Christopher Joyce
Jan 25, 2018
2 minutes
Millions of tons of plastic waste end up in the ocean every year. And the trash stays there: Whether it's grocery bags or water bottles or kids' toys, plastic is practically indestructible.
Now marine scientists have discovered that it's killing coral reefs.
A new study based on four years of diving on 159 reefs in the Pacific shows that
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