{"id":12736,"date":"2023-03-13T10:18:22","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T09:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/?p=12736"},"modified":"2023-08-11T18:09:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T16:09:54","slug":"plasticosis-a-disease-caused-by-plastic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/en\/2023\/03\/13\/plasticosis-a-disease-caused-by-plastic\/","title":{"rendered":"Plasticosis, a disease caused by plastic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[av_one_full first min_height=&#8221; vertical_alignment=&#8221; space=&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221; margin=&#8217;0px&#8217; padding=&#8217;0px&#8217; border=&#8221; border_color=&#8221; radius=&#8217;0px&#8217; background_color=&#8221; src=&#8221; background_position=&#8217;top left&#8217; background_repeat=&#8217;no-repeat&#8217; animation=&#8221; mobile_breaking=&#8221; mobile_display=&#8221;]<br \/>\n[av_heading heading=&#8217;What is Plasticosis? &#8216; tag=&#8217;h1&#8242; style=&#8221; size=&#8221; subheading_active=&#8221; subheading_size=&#8217;15&#8217; padding=&#8217;10&#8217; color=&#8221; custom_font=&#8221; av-medium-font-size-title=&#8221; av-small-font-size-title=&#8221; av-mini-font-size-title=&#8221; av-medium-font-size=&#8221; av-small-font-size=&#8221; av-mini-font-size=&#8221; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;][\/av_heading]<br \/>\n[\/av_one_full]<\/p>\n<p>[av_hr class=&#8217;invisible&#8217; height=&#8217;35&#8217; shadow=&#8217;no-shadow&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; custom_border=&#8217;av-border-thin&#8217; custom_width=&#8217;50px&#8217; custom_border_color=&#8221; custom_margin_top=&#8217;30px&#8217; custom_margin_bottom=&#8217;30px&#8217; icon_select=&#8217;yes&#8217; custom_icon_color=&#8221; icon=&#8217;ue808&#8242; font=&#8217;entypo-fontello&#8217; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[av_textblock size=&#8221; font_color=&#8221; color=&#8221; av-medium-font-size=&#8221; av-small-font-size=&#8221; av-mini-font-size=&#8221; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">A disease caused by pieces of plastic<br \/>\nthat affects some sea birds!<\/h2>\n<p>[\/av_textblock]<\/p>\n<p>[av_hr class=&#8217;invisible&#8217; height=&#8217;35&#8217; shadow=&#8217;no-shadow&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; custom_border=&#8217;av-border-thin&#8217; custom_width=&#8217;50px&#8217; custom_border_color=&#8221; custom_margin_top=&#8217;30px&#8217; custom_margin_bottom=&#8217;30px&#8217; icon_select=&#8217;yes&#8217; custom_icon_color=&#8221; icon=&#8217;ue808&#8242; font=&#8217;entypo-fontello&#8217; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[av_textblock size=&#8221; font_color=&#8221; color=&#8221; av-medium-font-size=&#8221; av-small-font-size=&#8221; av-mini-font-size=&#8221; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xdj266r x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>&#8220;The Guardian&#8221;, &#8220;ABC News&#8221;, &#8220;The Huffington Post&#8221;&#8230; In recent days, the international press has widely reported the discovery of a new disease related to plastic: &#8220;plasticosis&#8221;.<\/strong>These are the first results of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/en\/our-scientific-projects\/micropow\/\">the MicroPOW research program<\/a><\/strong>, supported by Pure Ocean.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/av_textblock]<\/p>\n<p>[av_textblock size=&#8221; font_color=&#8221; color=&#8221; av-medium-font-size=&#8221; av-small-font-size=&#8221; av-mini-font-size=&#8221; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;]<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Imagine having small pieces of plastic stuck in your stomach. Besides being incredibly <span class=\"ui-provider xs b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">uncomfortable<\/span>, what would be the consequences for your organs, tissues and cells?<\/span><br \/>\n[\/av_textblock]<\/p>\n<p>[av_hr class=&#8217;invisible&#8217; height=&#8217;15&#8217; shadow=&#8217;no-shadow&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; custom_border=&#8217;av-border-thin&#8217; custom_width=&#8217;50px&#8217; custom_border_color=&#8221; custom_margin_top=&#8217;30px&#8217; custom_margin_bottom=&#8217;30px&#8217; icon_select=&#8217;yes&#8217; custom_icon_color=&#8221; icon=&#8217;ue808&#8242; font=&#8217;entypo-fontello&#8217; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[av_one_third first min_height=&#8221; vertical_alignment=&#8221; space=&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221; margin=&#8217;0px&#8217; padding=&#8217;0px&#8217; border=&#8221; border_color=&#8221; radius=&#8217;0px&#8217; background_color=&#8221; src=&#8221; background_position=&#8217;top left&#8217; background_repeat=&#8217;no-repeat&#8217; animation=&#8221; mobile_breaking=&#8221; mobile_display=&#8221;]<br \/>\n[av_hr class=&#8217;invisible&#8217; height=&#8217;45&#8217; shadow=&#8217;no-shadow&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; custom_border=&#8217;av-border-thin&#8217; custom_width=&#8217;50px&#8217; custom_border_color=&#8221; custom_margin_top=&#8217;30px&#8217; custom_margin_bottom=&#8217;30px&#8217; icon_select=&#8217;yes&#8217; custom_icon_color=&#8221; icon=&#8217;ue808&#8242; font=&#8217;entypo-fontello&#8217; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[av_textblock size=&#8221; font_color=&#8221; color=&#8221; av-medium-font-size=&#8221; av-small-font-size=&#8221; av-mini-font-size=&#8221; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Dr. Jennifer Lavers, and her colleagues at the Adrift Lab, have just published a study highlighting the impact of plastic particles ingested by Australian pied shearwaters: a seabird species highly exposed to plastic pollution.<\/h3>\n<p>[\/av_textblock]<br \/>\n[\/av_one_third]<\/p>\n<p>[av_two_third min_height=&#8221; vertical_alignment=&#8221; space=&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221; margin=&#8217;0px&#8217; padding=&#8217;0px&#8217; border=&#8221; border_color=&#8221; radius=&#8217;0px&#8217; background_color=&#8221; src=&#8221; background_position=&#8217;top left&#8217; background_repeat=&#8217;no-repeat&#8217; animation=&#8221; mobile_breaking=&#8221; mobile_display=&#8221;]<br \/>\n[av_horizontal_gallery ids=&#8217;12712,12711,12710,12713&#8242; height=&#8217;20&#8217; size=&#8217;2048&#215;2048&#8242; links=&#8217;active&#8217; gap=&#8217;1px&#8217; active=&#8217;enlarge&#8217; initial=&#8217;2&#8242; control_layout=&#8217;av-control-default&#8217;]<br \/>\n[\/av_two_third]<\/p>\n<p>[av_hr class=&#8217;invisible&#8217; height=&#8217;35&#8217; shadow=&#8217;no-shadow&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; custom_border=&#8217;av-border-thin&#8217; custom_width=&#8217;50px&#8217; custom_border_color=&#8221; custom_margin_top=&#8217;30px&#8217; custom_margin_bottom=&#8217;30px&#8217; icon_select=&#8217;yes&#8217; custom_icon_color=&#8221; icon=&#8217;ue808&#8242; font=&#8217;entypo-fontello&#8217; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[av_textblock size=&#8221; font_color=&#8221; color=&#8221; av-medium-font-size=&#8221; av-small-font-size=&#8221; av-mini-font-size=&#8221; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>How did they do it?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The team examined <strong>the inner lining of the birds&#8217; stomachs<\/strong> using a <strong>tissue staining method<\/strong>: healthy tissue stains red while collagen (a marker produced during scarring fibrosis) stains blue.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>The discovery?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">It is the <strong>excessive and continuous healing process<\/strong>, due to the abrasion of the digestive tract by plastics, which causes the <strong>development of fibrosis<\/strong>, especially in the stomach. Hence the name given to this &#8220;new&#8221; disease: Plasticosis.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>The impacts?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Over time, the inflammation heals and deforms the tissue. Birds have difficulty digesting their food, are weakened and become more vulnerable to infections and parasites, all of which <strong>greatly affect their ability to survive<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/av_textblock]<\/p>\n<p>[av_hr class=&#8217;invisible&#8217; height=&#8217;25&#8217; shadow=&#8217;no-shadow&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; custom_border=&#8217;av-border-thin&#8217; custom_width=&#8217;50px&#8217; custom_border_color=&#8221; custom_margin_top=&#8217;30px&#8217; custom_margin_bottom=&#8217;30px&#8217; icon_select=&#8217;yes&#8217; custom_icon_color=&#8221; icon=&#8217;ue808&#8242; font=&#8217;entypo-fontello&#8217; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[av_textblock size=&#8221; font_color=&#8221; color=&#8221; av-medium-font-size=&#8221; av-small-font-size=&#8221; av-mini-font-size=&#8221; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linkinghub.elsevier.com\/retrieve\/pii\/S0304389423003722\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discover this study by clicking here!<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/av_textblock]<\/p>\n<p>[av_hr class=&#8217;custom&#8217; height=&#8217;15&#8217; shadow=&#8217;no-shadow&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; custom_border=&#8217;av-border-thin&#8217; custom_width=&#8217;550px&#8217; custom_border_color=&#8221; custom_margin_top=&#8217;20px&#8217; custom_margin_bottom=&#8217;30px&#8217; icon_select=&#8217;yes&#8217; custom_icon_color=&#8217;#3e90e8&#8242; icon=&#8217;ue8cc&#8217; font=&#8217;entypo-fontello&#8217; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[av_textblock size=&#8221; font_color=&#8221; color=&#8221; av-medium-font-size=&#8221; av-small-font-size=&#8221; av-mini-font-size=&#8221; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">This is the first time that a study has looked at the biological mechanisms of plastic pollution on the health of wildlife. As all vertebrates have very similar physiological responses, the results of this scientific breakthrough can reasonably be extrapolated to humans.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Palatino; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>To be discovered in the press:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-family: Georgia, Palatino; font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/monde\/environnement\/biodiversite\/pollution-plastique-des-chercheurs-decouvrent-la-plasticose-une-maladie-causee-par-l-ingestion-de-dechets-par-des-oiseaux-marins_5691104.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Francetv Info<\/a><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Palatino; font-size: 12pt;\"> ; <\/span><a style=\"font-family: Georgia, Palatino; font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tf1info.fr\/environnement-ecologie\/plasticosis-une-nouvelle-maladie-decouverte-chez-les-oiseaux-provoquee-par-la-pollution-plastique-2249871.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TF1info<\/a><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Palatino; font-size: 12pt;\"> ; <\/span><a style=\"font-family: Georgia, Palatino; font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.fr\/environnement\/article\/la-pollution-plastique-rend-les-oiseaux-malades-de-la-plasticose_214822.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">le Huffington Post<\/a><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Palatino; font-size: 12pt;\"> ; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhm.ac.uk\/discover\/news\/2023\/march\/plasticosis-new-disease-caused-by-plastic-affecting-seabirds.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Natural History Musem<\/a> ; <\/span><a style=\"font-family: Georgia, Palatino; font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.futura-sciences.com\/planete\/breves\/biodiversite-plasticose-cette-nouvelle-maladie-decouverte-chez-oiseaux-7711\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Futura Science<\/a><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Palatino; font-size: 12pt;\"> ;\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-family: Georgia, Palatino; font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2023\/mar\/03\/plasticosis-new-disease-caused-by-plastics-discovered-in-seabirds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Gardian<\/a><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Palatino; font-size: 12pt;\"> ; <\/span><a style=\"font-family: Georgia, Palatino; font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2023-03-06\/plasticosis-disease-lorde-howe-island-seabirds-researchers\/102058266\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Palatino; font-size: 12pt;\"> ; <\/span><a style=\"font-family: Georgia, Palatino; font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/plasticosis-scientists-discover-new-plastic-caused-disease-in-birds-12824580\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sky News<\/a><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Palatino; font-size: 12pt;\"> ;\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-family: Georgia, Palatino; font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/newatlas.com\/biology\/plasticosis-new-disease-microplastics-birds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newatlas<\/a><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Palatino; font-size: 12pt;\"> ;\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-family: Georgia, Palatino; font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.infobae.com\/america\/medio-ambiente\/2023\/03\/06\/plasticosis-la-nueva-enfermedad-que-afecta-a-las-aves-por-la-contaminacion-por-plasticos\/#:~:text=Plasticosis%3A%20la%20nueva%20enfermedad%20que%20afecta%20a%20las,incluso%20a%20los%20seres%20humanos%206%20Mar%2C%202023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Infobae<\/a><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/av_textblock]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[av_one_full first min_height=&#8221; vertical_alignment=&#8221; space=&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221; margin=&#8217;0px&#8217; padding=&#8217;0px&#8217; border=&#8221; border_color=&#8221; radius=&#8217;0px&#8217; background_color=&#8221; src=&#8221; background_position=&#8217;top left&#8217; background_repeat=&#8217;no-repeat&#8217; animation=&#8221; mobile_breaking=&#8221; mobile_display=&#8221;] [av_heading heading=&#8217;What is Plasticosis? &#8216; tag=&#8217;h1&#8242; style=&#8221; size=&#8221; subheading_active=&#8221; subheading_size=&#8217;15&#8217; padding=&#8217;10&#8217; color=&#8221; custom_font=&#8221; av-medium-font-size-title=&#8221; av-small-font-size-title=&#8221; av-mini-font-size-title=&#8221; av-medium-font-size=&#8221; av-small-font-size=&#8221; av-mini-font-size=&#8221; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;][\/av_heading] [\/av_one_full] [av_hr class=&#8217;invisible&#8217; height=&#8217;35&#8217; shadow=&#8217;no-shadow&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; custom_border=&#8217;av-border-thin&#8217; custom_width=&#8217;50px&#8217; custom_border_color=&#8221; custom_margin_top=&#8217;30px&#8217; custom_margin_bottom=&#8217;30px&#8217; icon_select=&#8217;yes&#8217; custom_icon_color=&#8221; icon=&#8217;ue808&#8242; font=&#8217;entypo-fontello&#8217; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;] [av_textblock size=&#8221; font_color=&#8221; color=&#8221; av-medium-font-size=&#8221; av-small-font-size=&#8221; av-mini-font-size=&#8221; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;] A disease caused by pieces of plastic that affects some sea birds! [\/av_textblock] [av_hr class=&#8217;invisible&#8217; height=&#8217;35&#8217; shadow=&#8217;no-shadow&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; custom_border=&#8217;av-border-thin&#8217; custom_width=&#8217;50px&#8217; custom_border_color=&#8221; custom_margin_top=&#8217;30px&#8217; custom_margin_bottom=&#8217;30px&#8217; icon_select=&#8217;yes&#8217; custom_icon_color=&#8221; icon=&#8217;ue808&#8242; font=&#8217;entypo-fontello&#8217; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;] [av_textblock size=&#8221; font_color=&#8221; color=&#8221; av-medium-font-size=&#8221; av-small-font-size=&#8221; av-mini-font-size=&#8221; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;] &#8220;The Guardian&#8221;, &#8220;ABC News&#8221;, &#8220;The Huffington Post&#8221;&#8230; In recent days, the international press has widely reported the discovery of a new disease related to plastic: &#8220;plasticosis&#8221;.These are the first results of the MicroPOW research program, supported by Pure Ocean. [\/av_textblock] [av_textblock size=&#8221; font_color=&#8221; color=&#8221; av-medium-font-size=&#8221; av-small-font-size=&#8221; av-mini-font-size=&#8221; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;] Imagine having small pieces of plastic stuck in your stomach. Besides being incredibly uncomfortable, what would be the consequences for your organs, tissues and cells? [\/av_textblock] [av_hr class=&#8217;invisible&#8217; height=&#8217;15&#8217; shadow=&#8217;no-shadow&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; custom_border=&#8217;av-border-thin&#8217; custom_width=&#8217;50px&#8217; custom_border_color=&#8221; custom_margin_top=&#8217;30px&#8217; custom_margin_bottom=&#8217;30px&#8217; icon_select=&#8217;yes&#8217; custom_icon_color=&#8221; icon=&#8217;ue808&#8242; font=&#8217;entypo-fontello&#8217; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;] [av_one_third first min_height=&#8221; vertical_alignment=&#8221; space=&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221; margin=&#8217;0px&#8217; padding=&#8217;0px&#8217; border=&#8221; border_color=&#8221; radius=&#8217;0px&#8217; background_color=&#8221; src=&#8221; background_position=&#8217;top left&#8217; background_repeat=&#8217;no-repeat&#8217; animation=&#8221; mobile_breaking=&#8221; mobile_display=&#8221;] [av_hr class=&#8217;invisible&#8217; height=&#8217;45&#8217; shadow=&#8217;no-shadow&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; custom_border=&#8217;av-border-thin&#8217; custom_width=&#8217;50px&#8217; custom_border_color=&#8221; custom_margin_top=&#8217;30px&#8217; custom_margin_bottom=&#8217;30px&#8217; icon_select=&#8217;yes&#8217; custom_icon_color=&#8221; icon=&#8217;ue808&#8242; font=&#8217;entypo-fontello&#8217; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;] [av_textblock size=&#8221; font_color=&#8221; color=&#8221; av-medium-font-size=&#8221; av-small-font-size=&#8221; av-mini-font-size=&#8221; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;] Dr. Jennifer Lavers, and her colleagues at the Adrift Lab, have just published a study highlighting the impact of plastic particles ingested by Australian pied shearwaters: a seabird species highly exposed to plastic pollution. 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The team examined the inner lining of the birds&#8217; stomachs using a tissue staining method: healthy tissue stains red while collagen (a marker produced during scarring fibrosis) stains blue. The discovery? It is the excessive and continuous healing process, due to the abrasion of the digestive tract by plastics, which causes the development of fibrosis, especially in the stomach. Hence the name given to this &#8220;new&#8221; disease: Plasticosis. The impacts? Over time, the inflammation heals and deforms the tissue. Birds have difficulty digesting their food, are weakened and become more vulnerable to infections and parasites, all of which greatly affect their ability to survive. 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[\/av_textblock] [av_hr class=&#8217;custom&#8217; height=&#8217;15&#8217; shadow=&#8217;no-shadow&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; custom_border=&#8217;av-border-thin&#8217; custom_width=&#8217;550px&#8217; custom_border_color=&#8221; custom_margin_top=&#8217;20px&#8217; custom_margin_bottom=&#8217;30px&#8217; icon_select=&#8217;yes&#8217; custom_icon_color=&#8217;#3e90e8&#8242; icon=&#8217;ue8cc&#8217; font=&#8217;entypo-fontello&#8217; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;] [av_textblock size=&#8221; font_color=&#8221; color=&#8221; av-medium-font-size=&#8221; av-small-font-size=&#8221; av-mini-font-size=&#8221; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;] This is the first time that a study has looked at the biological mechanisms of plastic pollution on the health of wildlife. As all vertebrates have very similar physiological responses, the results of this scientific breakthrough can reasonably be extrapolated to humans. To be discovered in the press:\u00a0Francetv Info ; TF1info ; le Huffington Post ; Natural History Musem ; Futura Science ;\u00a0The Gardian ; ABC News ; Sky News ;\u00a0Newatlas ;\u00a0Infobae [\/av_textblock]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18463,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actualites","category-news-en"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Plasticosis, a disease caused by plastic - Pure Ocean<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/en\/2023\/03\/13\/plasticosis-a-disease-caused-by-plastic\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Plasticosis, a disease caused by plastic - Pure Ocean\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[av_one_full first min_height=&#8221; vertical_alignment=&#8221; space=&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221; margin=&#8217;0px&#8217; padding=&#8217;0px&#8217; border=&#8221; border_color=&#8221; radius=&#8217;0px&#8217; background_color=&#8221; src=&#8221; background_position=&#8217;top left&#8217; background_repeat=&#8217;no-repeat&#8217; animation=&#8221; mobile_breaking=&#8221; mobile_display=&#8221;] [av_heading heading=&#8217;What is Plasticosis? &#8216; tag=&#8217;h1&#8242; style=&#8221; size=&#8221; subheading_active=&#8221; subheading_size=&#8217;15&#8217; padding=&#8217;10&#8217; color=&#8221; custom_font=&#8221; av-medium-font-size-title=&#8221; av-small-font-size-title=&#8221; av-mini-font-size-title=&#8221; av-medium-font-size=&#8221; av-small-font-size=&#8221; av-mini-font-size=&#8221; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;][\/av_heading] [\/av_one_full] [av_hr class=&#8217;invisible&#8217; height=&#8217;35&#8217; shadow=&#8217;no-shadow&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; custom_border=&#8217;av-border-thin&#8217; custom_width=&#8217;50px&#8217; custom_border_color=&#8221; custom_margin_top=&#8217;30px&#8217; custom_margin_bottom=&#8217;30px&#8217; icon_select=&#8217;yes&#8217; custom_icon_color=&#8221; icon=&#8217;ue808&#8242; font=&#8217;entypo-fontello&#8217; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;] [av_textblock size=&#8221; font_color=&#8221; color=&#8221; av-medium-font-size=&#8221; av-small-font-size=&#8221; av-mini-font-size=&#8221; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;] A disease caused by pieces of plastic that affects some sea birds! [\/av_textblock] [av_hr class=&#8217;invisible&#8217; height=&#8217;35&#8217; shadow=&#8217;no-shadow&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; custom_border=&#8217;av-border-thin&#8217; custom_width=&#8217;50px&#8217; custom_border_color=&#8221; custom_margin_top=&#8217;30px&#8217; custom_margin_bottom=&#8217;30px&#8217; icon_select=&#8217;yes&#8217; custom_icon_color=&#8221; icon=&#8217;ue808&#8242; font=&#8217;entypo-fontello&#8217; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;] [av_textblock size=&#8221; font_color=&#8221; color=&#8221; av-medium-font-size=&#8221; av-small-font-size=&#8221; av-mini-font-size=&#8221; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;] &#8220;The Guardian&#8221;, &#8220;ABC News&#8221;, &#8220;The Huffington Post&#8221;&#8230; In recent days, the international press has widely reported the discovery of a new disease related to plastic: &#8220;plasticosis&#8221;.These are the first results of the MicroPOW research program, supported by Pure Ocean. [\/av_textblock] [av_textblock size=&#8221; font_color=&#8221; color=&#8221; av-medium-font-size=&#8221; av-small-font-size=&#8221; av-mini-font-size=&#8221; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;] Imagine having small pieces of plastic stuck in your stomach. Besides being incredibly uncomfortable, what would be the consequences for your organs, tissues and cells? [\/av_textblock] [av_hr class=&#8217;invisible&#8217; height=&#8217;15&#8217; shadow=&#8217;no-shadow&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; custom_border=&#8217;av-border-thin&#8217; custom_width=&#8217;50px&#8217; custom_border_color=&#8221; custom_margin_top=&#8217;30px&#8217; custom_margin_bottom=&#8217;30px&#8217; icon_select=&#8217;yes&#8217; custom_icon_color=&#8221; icon=&#8217;ue808&#8242; font=&#8217;entypo-fontello&#8217; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;] [av_one_third first min_height=&#8221; vertical_alignment=&#8221; space=&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221; margin=&#8217;0px&#8217; padding=&#8217;0px&#8217; border=&#8221; border_color=&#8221; radius=&#8217;0px&#8217; background_color=&#8221; src=&#8221; background_position=&#8217;top left&#8217; background_repeat=&#8217;no-repeat&#8217; animation=&#8221; mobile_breaking=&#8221; mobile_display=&#8221;] [av_hr class=&#8217;invisible&#8217; height=&#8217;45&#8217; shadow=&#8217;no-shadow&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; custom_border=&#8217;av-border-thin&#8217; custom_width=&#8217;50px&#8217; custom_border_color=&#8221; custom_margin_top=&#8217;30px&#8217; custom_margin_bottom=&#8217;30px&#8217; icon_select=&#8217;yes&#8217; custom_icon_color=&#8221; icon=&#8217;ue808&#8242; font=&#8217;entypo-fontello&#8217; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;] [av_textblock size=&#8221; font_color=&#8221; color=&#8221; av-medium-font-size=&#8221; av-small-font-size=&#8221; av-mini-font-size=&#8221; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;] Dr. Jennifer Lavers, and her colleagues at the Adrift Lab, have just published a study highlighting the impact of plastic particles ingested by Australian pied shearwaters: a seabird species highly exposed to plastic pollution. 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The team examined the inner lining of the birds&#8217; stomachs using a tissue staining method: healthy tissue stains red while collagen (a marker produced during scarring fibrosis) stains blue. The discovery? It is the excessive and continuous healing process, due to the abrasion of the digestive tract by plastics, which causes the development of fibrosis, especially in the stomach. Hence the name given to this &#8220;new&#8221; disease: Plasticosis. The impacts? Over time, the inflammation heals and deforms the tissue. Birds have difficulty digesting their food, are weakened and become more vulnerable to infections and parasites, all of which greatly affect their ability to survive. 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[\/av_textblock] [av_hr class=&#8217;custom&#8217; height=&#8217;15&#8217; shadow=&#8217;no-shadow&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; custom_border=&#8217;av-border-thin&#8217; custom_width=&#8217;550px&#8217; custom_border_color=&#8221; custom_margin_top=&#8217;20px&#8217; custom_margin_bottom=&#8217;30px&#8217; icon_select=&#8217;yes&#8217; custom_icon_color=&#8217;#3e90e8&#8242; icon=&#8217;ue8cc&#8217; font=&#8217;entypo-fontello&#8217; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;] [av_textblock size=&#8221; font_color=&#8221; color=&#8221; av-medium-font-size=&#8221; av-small-font-size=&#8221; av-mini-font-size=&#8221; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;] This is the first time that a study has looked at the biological mechanisms of plastic pollution on the health of wildlife. As all vertebrates have very similar physiological responses, the results of this scientific breakthrough can reasonably be extrapolated to humans. 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[\/av_textblock] [av_hr class=&#8217;invisible&#8217; height=&#8217;35&#8217; shadow=&#8217;no-shadow&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; custom_border=&#8217;av-border-thin&#8217; custom_width=&#8217;50px&#8217; custom_border_color=&#8221; custom_margin_top=&#8217;30px&#8217; custom_margin_bottom=&#8217;30px&#8217; icon_select=&#8217;yes&#8217; custom_icon_color=&#8221; icon=&#8217;ue808&#8242; font=&#8217;entypo-fontello&#8217; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;] [av_textblock size=&#8221; font_color=&#8221; color=&#8221; av-medium-font-size=&#8221; av-small-font-size=&#8221; av-mini-font-size=&#8221; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;] &#8220;The Guardian&#8221;, &#8220;ABC News&#8221;, &#8220;The Huffington Post&#8221;&#8230; In recent days, the international press has widely reported the discovery of a new disease related to plastic: &#8220;plasticosis&#8221;.These are the first results of the MicroPOW research program, supported by Pure Ocean. [\/av_textblock] [av_textblock size=&#8221; font_color=&#8221; color=&#8221; av-medium-font-size=&#8221; av-small-font-size=&#8221; av-mini-font-size=&#8221; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;] Imagine having small pieces of plastic stuck in your stomach. Besides being incredibly uncomfortable, what would be the consequences for your organs, tissues and cells? [\/av_textblock] [av_hr class=&#8217;invisible&#8217; height=&#8217;15&#8217; shadow=&#8217;no-shadow&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; custom_border=&#8217;av-border-thin&#8217; custom_width=&#8217;50px&#8217; custom_border_color=&#8221; custom_margin_top=&#8217;30px&#8217; custom_margin_bottom=&#8217;30px&#8217; icon_select=&#8217;yes&#8217; custom_icon_color=&#8221; icon=&#8217;ue808&#8242; font=&#8217;entypo-fontello&#8217; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;] [av_one_third first min_height=&#8221; vertical_alignment=&#8221; space=&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221; margin=&#8217;0px&#8217; padding=&#8217;0px&#8217; border=&#8221; border_color=&#8221; radius=&#8217;0px&#8217; background_color=&#8221; src=&#8221; background_position=&#8217;top left&#8217; background_repeat=&#8217;no-repeat&#8217; animation=&#8221; mobile_breaking=&#8221; mobile_display=&#8221;] [av_hr class=&#8217;invisible&#8217; height=&#8217;45&#8217; shadow=&#8217;no-shadow&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; custom_border=&#8217;av-border-thin&#8217; custom_width=&#8217;50px&#8217; custom_border_color=&#8221; custom_margin_top=&#8217;30px&#8217; custom_margin_bottom=&#8217;30px&#8217; icon_select=&#8217;yes&#8217; custom_icon_color=&#8221; icon=&#8217;ue808&#8242; font=&#8217;entypo-fontello&#8217; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;] [av_textblock size=&#8221; font_color=&#8221; color=&#8221; av-medium-font-size=&#8221; av-small-font-size=&#8221; av-mini-font-size=&#8221; admin_preview_bg=&#8221;] Dr. Jennifer Lavers, and her colleagues at the Adrift Lab, have just published a study highlighting the impact of plastic particles ingested by Australian pied shearwaters: a seabird species highly exposed to plastic pollution. 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The team examined the inner lining of the birds&#8217; stomachs using a tissue staining method: healthy tissue stains red while collagen (a marker produced during scarring fibrosis) stains blue. The discovery? It is the excessive and continuous healing process, due to the abrasion of the digestive tract by plastics, which causes the development of fibrosis, especially in the stomach. Hence the name given to this &#8220;new&#8221; disease: Plasticosis. The impacts? Over time, the inflammation heals and deforms the tissue. Birds have difficulty digesting their food, are weakened and become more vulnerable to infections and parasites, all of which greatly affect their ability to survive. 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