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Jennifer Lavers (Métis Nation ᓲᐊᐧᐦᑫᔨᐤ), Lecturer in Ornithology, Charles Sturt University

World-first analysis of seabirds who’ve eaten plastic reveals slow, insidious health impacts

Ingested plastic recovered from one of the shearwater chicks included in the study. Jennifer Lavers

We all know microplastics are bad for the environment and our health, but do we really know how bad?

Our new study, published this week in the journal Science Advances, compared changes in 745 proteins found in seabirds with and without plastics in their stomachs.

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