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What are these tiny mystery plastic pellets inundating city coast?
Updated On: 27 July, 2023 07:21 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Environmentalists raise alarm as millions of 5-mm plastic pellets wash ashore on Palghar, Aksa and Juhu beaches; fallen container from ship suspected
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Nurdles are tiny plastic granules, less than 5 mm in size, used in the manufacturing of various plastic products
The problem of nurdles, or plastic pellets, washing ashore on the beaches in Palghar and Mumbai shows no signs of abating. After being found on beaches in Palghar and Aksa, a large bag of nurdles was discovered on Juhu beach last Wednesday.
Individuals concerned working in marine conservation are urging the authorities to address this issue promptly, as it could escalate further. Some speculate that a container from a ship may have fallen into the sea, causing the nurdles to spread. Marine Life of Mumbai, a flagship project of the Coastal Conservation Foundation, shared images of the nurdles on its Instagram page after receiving reports from Aksa beach on Monday.
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