They're missing the point. Those beads breakdown into tiny 'units' that are eaten by tiny sea organisms, which are in turn eaten by slightly larger, then larger still until fish of the sort we like to eat, meaning we humans end up with tiny plastic 'units' integrated into our bodies. The release of these plastic beads is, in my opinion, a serious issue.
There are other dangerous goods in the containers that were being transported on the Rena.
The efforts by the Rena salvors spokesperson to play down the threat on the radio today was not laughable, but rather sad.
Friday, January 13, 2012
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Perhaps a forensic science crime show could be developed around finding the tiny plastic beads, so that people will believe they actually exist and can go "wow, the sexy and intelligent Dr X found them on [arbitrary three letter acronym TV show]", so they must be real. Otherwise, the "if you can't see it, it doesn't exist" approach will carry on unabated.
It'd be watched by thousands of our countrymen and women and feature in the women's mags. Campbell would do it. Television - the new University!
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