The threat of hidden plastics in our seas

Name: The threat of hidden plastics in our seas
Uploaded: 2013-01-30T10:09:14.000Z
Duration: 10 min 8 s
Description: We know about the damage that can be caused by the visible plastic debris which ends up in the world's oceans, threatening marine and animal life. But what can science tell us about the possible impact of waste plastic we can't see?

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We know about the damage that can be caused by the visible plastic debris which ends up in the world's oceans, threatening marine and animal life.

But what can science tell us about the possible impact of waste plastic we can't see?

Newsnight's science editor Susan Watts reports.

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30 January 2013