Waste Production - Plastics
Biology: Cambridge International GCSE Supplement, topic 20.3.4
Non-Biodegradable Plastics
Non-biodegradable plastics can last unchanged for many hundreds of years, polluting aquatic (water) and terrestrial (land) systems.
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Ingestion of solid plastics
- Animals that ingest (eat) plastics may perforate (make holes in) their digestive systems and/or block their respiratory systems, leading to death.
Leaching of toxic substanes
- Toxic substances can leach out (drain away from soil) and directly poison living organisms.
Test yourself on Waste Production - Plastics
What are the consequences to animals of ingesting solid plastics?
Which of these is not an outcome of animals ingesting solid plastics?