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Pollution And Animals

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Impacts of light pollution on animals. Toxic chemicals that accumulate in top predators can make some species unsafe to eat. 23 Heartbreaking Photos Of Pollution That Will Change The Way You Live Microplastics have been found in more than 100 aquatic species including fish. Pollution and animals . Nets fishing lines and other lost or jettisoned detritus choke and entrap ocean animals. Inhalation of gases and particles in the air. The most typical are artificial chemical compounds oil toxic metals and acid rain. Seals whales turtles and other animals are strangled by abandoned fishing gear or discarded six-pack rings. Not only do animals inhale harmful gases from pollution but contaminants are also absorbed through the skin and come from food and water. The pollution that animals inhale can accumulate in their tissues over time causing damage to their organs. Plastic pollution occured so rapidly that animals were unable to adjust their behaviour around this new mat