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This plastic pollution is getting into the food chain and they ultimately affect our health. >> reporter: and its affecting the animals? >> absolutely. roughly 660 species today and thats a conservative estimate. whats insidious about it the plastic in the ocean doesnt disappear. it acts as a sponge for contaminants. >> reporter: in the pacific alone, noaa said massive patches of plastic swirl about. there are laws that prohibit dumping blass ticks in the ocean. the problem is enforcement. gover...
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