#plasticosis — Public Fediverse posts

"So when we open up one of these birds that has just incredible volumes of plastic inside of it, we notice almost immediately these ripples and folds are gone, and so are those tubular glands and the birds ability to excrete or produce hydrochloric acid, enzymes and a really important mucus that protects the stomach from things like bacteria and viruses. So you can see how this would kind of cascade." #plasticosis #plastics
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/research-ocean-plastic-birds-plasticosis-1.6863788

#Seabirds Are Suffering From #Plasticosis, A New #Plastic-Induced Disease

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https://www.iflscience.com/seabirds-are-suffering-from-plasticosis-a-new-plastic-induced-disease-67830

#Seabirds Are Suffering From #Plasticosis, A New #Plastic-Induced Disease

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https://www.iflscience.com/seabirds-are-suffering-from-plasticosis-a-new-plastic-induced-disease-67830

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#Plasticosis: A new #disease caused by #plastic that is affecting #seabirds

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-plasticosis-disease-plastic-affecting-seabirds.html

Young #seabirds suffer damage to gut due to plastic ingestion in a pathology termed #plasticosis with severe, widespread fibrosis and subsequent tissue damage.
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RT @TheLabAndField
Amazing coverage of the latest @AdriftLab #PlasticPollution #ornithology paper in the Guardian today! https://twitter.com/horton_official/status/1631616349515526144
https://twitter.com/TheLabAndField/status/1631625272498765825

Young #seabirds suffer damage to gut due to plastic ingestion in a pathology termed #plasticosis with severe, widespread fibrosis and subsequent tissue damage.
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RT @TheLabAndField
Amazing coverage of the latest @AdriftLab #PlasticPollution #ornithology paper in the Guardian today! https://twitter.com/horton_official/status/1631616349515526144
https://twitter.com/TheLabAndField/status/1631625272498765825

🇬🇧 "A new #disease caused solely by #plastics has been discovered in #seabirds.
The birds identified as having the disease, named plasticosis, have scarred digestive tracts from ingesting waste, scientists at the Natural History Museum in London say."

🇵🇹 "Uma nova #doença causada exclusivamente por #plásticos foi descoberta em #aves marinhas.
As aves identificadas como portadoras da doença, chamada #plasticose, têm tratos digestivos danificados pela ingestão de resíduos, dizem cientistas do Museu de História Natural de Londres."

🇫🇷 "Une nouvelle #maladie causée uniquement par les #plastiques a été découverte chez les #oiseaux marins.
Les oiseaux identifiés comme atteints de la maladie, appelée plasticose, ont des cicatrices du tube digestif à cause de l'ingestion de déchets, selon des scientifiques du Natural History Museum du Londres."

🇪🇦 "Se ha descubierto una nueva #enfermedad causada únicamente por plásticos en aves #marinas.
Las aves identificadas con la enfermedad, llamada #plasticosis, tienen tractos digestivos cicatrizados por la ingestión de desechos, dicen los científicos del Museo de Historia Natural de Londres."

In: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/03/plasticosis-new-disease-caused-by-plastics-discovered-in-seabirds?CMP=twt_a-environment_b-gdneco