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Lottie Limb

What are nurdles? ‘Sheen’ of plastic pellets spotted in the North Sea after ship crash

Small pellets of plastic are washing up on the east coast of England following the fiery collision of two ships in the North Sea last week.

The crash between an oil tanker and cargo ship on 10 March initially raised concerns for local wildlife, as the US tanker, Stena Immaculate, leaked some of the jet fuel it had been carrying into the water.

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