{"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":"

What is Plasticosis? <\/h1>
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A disease caused by pieces of plastic
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“The Guardian”, “ABC News”, “The Huffington Post”… In recent days, the international press has widely reported the discovery of a new disease related to plastic: “plasticosis”.<\/strong>These are the first results of the MicroPOW research program<\/a><\/strong>, supported by Pure Ocean.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n

Imagine having small pieces of plastic stuck in your stomach. Besides being incredibly uncomfortable<\/span>, what would be the consequences for your organs, tissues and cells?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n

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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<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n