Artificial objects found in deep-sea organisms

TOKYO, Japan - What seems to be a piece of cardboard, found in a giant isopod's excrement, is shown at the Toba Aquarium in Toba, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 11, 2014. This finding raises concerns that man-made waste is contaminating the abyssal floor, a habitat of giant isopods.

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