One of the most plastic-contaminated birds in the whole world is silently suffering from a novel, emerging disease scientists have coined 'plasticosis'.
The study among shearwaters is the first to show plasticosis occurring among wild animals.In the hardened and inflexible stomach of a plastic-filled shearwater, room for new food is limited and digestion seems to be severely impacted. With so much scar tissue, scientists say the lining of the internal organ is not nearly as good at secreting digestive enzymes or absorbing nutrients.
The resulting loss of nourishment could be a key reason why so many shearwaters on Lord Howe are underweight. Since 2010, their average body mass . And in the current study, higher numbers of plastic pieces in a shearwater's stomach were associated with a lower overall body weight. "The tubular glands, which secrete digestive compounds, are perhaps the best example of the impact of plasticosis,""When plastic is consumed, these glands get gradually more stunted until they eventually lose their tissue structure entirely at the highest levels of exposure.
have shown people with inflammatory bowel disease tend to have elevated levels of microplastics in their feces.That study was only small and does not establish cause and effect, but since microplastics have been found in human
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