Fear seabirds might choke on tiny plastic pellets ‘likely’ to have come from North Sea crash
Nurdles are tiny pellets used to make plastic products and while they are not toxic can result in the deaths of animals who eat them either through choking or starvation.
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Nurdles and burnt matter seen on the shore next to a car key for scale (enlarged, left). Pic: HM Coastguard
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