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A major plastic pellet spill contaminated the River Tyne with approximately one billion plastic microbeads. The incident represents a significant environmental catastrophe affecting water quality and aquatic life.
Approximately one billion plastic microbeads spilled into the River Tyne in what authorities are calling an environmental disaster. The pellets contaminate water and enter food chains.
Plastic pellets don't biodegrade — they break into smaller pieces and persist in the environment. A billion pellets means the contamination is massive and permanent. Fish and aquatic life consume the pellets, which then move up the food chain. The River Tyne supplies drinking water to downstream communities, so the contamination affects both ecology and human water supplies.
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