Tests carried out on seabirds after nurdle spill
Charities like the RSPB have also warned the pellets could enter the wider food chain, affecting fish, seals and dolphins. Image caption, Dan Turner from the North East Bird Survey Group is carrying out the research External and internal studies into the seabirds has started with stomach rinsing also taking place to see if the birds have been consuming the nurdles. "It is quite possible that the seabirds have mistaken the plastic for fish eggs.
- ▪Charities like the RSPB have also warned the pellets could enter the wider food chain, affecting fish, seals and dolphins.
- ▪Image caption, Dan Turner from the North East Bird Survey Group is carrying out the research External and internal studies into the seabirds has started with stomach rinsing also taking place to see if the birds have been consuming the nurd
- ▪"It is quite possible that the seabirds have mistaken the plastic for fish eggs.
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Tests carried out on seabirds after nurdle spill Image caption, Millions of plastic nurdles washed up on beaches following the ship collisionByAndy WatsonNorth East and Cumbria Published4 minutes agoResearch is being carried out to find out how a microplastic spillage has affected coastal sea bird populations.On 19 July tonnes of microplastics known as nurdles were spilled into the River Tyne following a collision between ships at the Port of Tyne.A series of necropsies are now taking place at the Dove Marine Laboratory in Cullercoats on dead birds gathered after the spill.Dan Turner, coordinator at North East England Beached Bird Surveys said: "We've already seen samples from contents of stomachs of suspected regurgitation which contain nurdles." Necropsies will be carried out on a…
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