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Ingesting plastic is leaving seabird chicks with brain damage “akin to Alzheimer’s disease”, according to a new study – adding to growing evidence of the devastating impact of plastic pollution on marine wildlife.

Analysis of young sable shearwaters, a migratory bird that travels between Australia’s Lord Howe Island and Japan, has found that plastic waste is causing damage to seabird chicks not apparent to the naked eye, including decay of the stomach lining, cell rupture and neurodegeneration.

Dozens of the chicks – which spend 90 days in burrows before making their first journey – were examined by researchers from the University of Tasmania. Many had mistakenly been fed plastic waste by their parents and built up high levels of plastic in their stomachs.

Blood tests indicated that the plastic pollution had left the chicks with severe health issues, disrupting the stomach, liver, kidneys and brain, according to the study published in the journal Science Advances.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 hours ago

The vast majority of plastic in the ocean is fishing nets. Stop eating meat!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

First asbestos, then lead, then this. Hopefully we'll agree to fix this too.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

We: No more plastics!

Them: plastic removal surgery! Only $236.99 for each eye!

Them: take Plastowy once a week to reduce the plastics in your testicles. Don't got testicles yet? Try Plastowy today! Side effects include but are not limited to mild headaches, blueing of the skin, mild death, heavy death, deadly death and really fucking dead. Consult your obstetrician if you're pretty sure those are new. You know what we're talking about.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 hours ago

Remember, capitalists can only capitalize if their heads are still attached to their bodies.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Great, now study how it affects humans.

I'm particularly interested in what sort of double-whammy compounding effect it might have on Boomers who are already brain-damaged from lead poisoning.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 hours ago

I'm interested in the inevitable double whammy for those of us who grew up in both plastic and PFAS filled environments.

I can really see a future in my lifetime where plastic and PFAS exposure is identified as causing severe damage to humans and animals. I just feel utterly immersed in them whether I like it or not.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

The pesticide poisoning might counteract that. Although probably not.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 12 hours ago

Owlzheimer's.

Gotta laugh to avoid the constant weeping and/or screaming.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago

Seagulls?!? That's just how they are, fam.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 18 hours ago

No problem, I’ll just eat less plastic!

…oh wait.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

TBH if I get any dumber I might have to start looking into whether it's all that plastic as well.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 hours ago

If you get dumb enough, you'll stop looking into the source of your dumbness. taps-head.jpg

[–] [email protected] 13 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

The only habitable planet anywhere near that area, but tourists are gradually turning it to a pile of trash. I won't visit again until someone cleans it up. Giving it 2/5 stars.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 15 hours ago

Earth chicks suck.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

commenting to boost activity on this

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 hours ago

Fuck it, have my updoot, lawl

[–] [email protected] 7 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I don't think Lemmy works like that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 hours ago

There are a few options to sort the topics. One of them is boosted by commenting.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Do you comment here often?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

I comment here for the articles.