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Fish found off Mumbai coast may contain microplastics

STORY: Fish found off Mumbai coast may contain microplastics DATELINE: March 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: MUMBAI, India CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Mumbai beach 2. SOUNDBITE (Hindi): CHETAN KOLI, Fisherman STORYLINE: The Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE) in India has found an abundant variety of microplastics in the gastrointestinal (GI) tracts and gills of croaker fish netted off Mumbai's coast. The research, based on a survey done along Mumbai's coastline, was recently published in the renowned Elsevier journal. It found that the GI tract and the gills of the fish had microplastics less than 100 microns in size. The study had sought to establish the intensity of microplastic pollution in demersal species or bottom-feeders found in the northeastern coastal waters of the Arabian Sea. The microplastics found in the fish tissue were predominantly black and blue in color and posed a carcinogenic risk to consumers and organisms in the food chain. Reacting to the

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The great tit (Parus major), mixed bird seed, hanging feeders, suet balls

The great tit (Parus major) is sitting on the garden bird feeder in Blansko, Czech Republic, January 9, 2021. (CTK Photo/Ivo Stejskal)

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The great tit (Parus major), mixed bird seed, hanging feeders, suet balls

The great tit (Parus major) is sitting on the garden bird feeder in Blansko, Czech Republic, January 9, 2021. (CTK Photo/Ivo Stejskal)

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The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus), mixed bird seed, hanging feeders, suet balls

The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is sitting on the garden bird feeder in Letovice , Czech Republic, January 10, 2021. (CTK Photo/Petr Svancara)

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The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus), mixed bird seed, hanging feeders, suet balls

The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is sitting on the garden bird feeder in Letovice , Czech Republic, December 31, 2020. (CTK Photo/Petr Svancara)

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Eurasian siskin, (Spinus spinus), bird feeder

Eurasian siskin, (Spinus spinus), bird is sitting on feeder in Letovice, Czech Republic, on January 8, 2021. On this day, the annual census of birds on feeders, organized by the Czech Ornithological Society, began. (CTK Photo/Petr Svancara)

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BLUE TITS (Cyanistes caeruleus), GREAT TITS (Parus major), bird feeder

BLUE TITS (Cyanistes caeruleus), GREAT TITS (Parus major), birds are sitting on feeder in Letovice, Czech Republic, on January 8, 2021. On this day, the annual census of birds on feeders, organized by the Czech Ornithological Society, began. (CTK Photo/Petr Svancara)

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Eurasian siskin, (Spinus spinus), bird feeder

Eurasian siskin, (Spinus spinus), bird is sitting on feeder in Letovice, Czech Republic, on January 8, 2021. On this day, the annual census of birds on feeders, organized by the Czech Ornithological Society, began. (CTK Photo/Petr Svancara)

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Eurasian siskin, (Spinus spinus), bird feeder

Eurasian siskin, (Spinus spinus), bird is sitting on feeder in Letovice, Czech Republic, on January 8, 2021. On this day, the annual census of birds on feeders, organized by the Czech Ornithological Society, began. (CTK Photo/Petr Svancara)

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European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), bird, birds, feeder

European goldfinches (Carduelis carduelis) on a feeder in Studenec, Sokolov region, Czech Republic, on January 8, 2021. On this day, the annual census of birds on feeders, organized by the Czech Ornithological Society, began. (CTK Photo/Slavormir Kubes)

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European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), bird, birds, feeder

European goldfinches (Carduelis carduelis) on a feeder in Studenec, Sokolov region, Czech Republic, on January 8, 2021. On this day, the annual census of birds on feeders, organized by the Czech Ornithological Society, began. (CTK Photo/Slavormir Kubes)

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European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), bird, birds, feeder

European goldfinches (Carduelis carduelis) on a feeder in Studenec, Sokolov region, Czech Republic, on January 8, 2021. On this day, the annual census of birds on feeders, organized by the Czech Ornithological Society, began. (CTK Photo/Slavormir Kubes)

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Coal tit (Periparus ater), bird

Coal tit (Periparus ater) near a feeder in Studenec, Sokolov region, Czech Republic, on January 8, 2021. On this day, the annual census of birds on feeders, organized by the Czech Ornithological Society, began. (CTK Photo/Slavormir Kubes)

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Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus), bird

Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) near a feeder in Studenec, Sokolov region, Czech Republic, on January 8, 2021. On this day, the annual census of birds on feeders, organized by the Czech Ornithological Society, began. (CTK Photo/Slavormir Kubes)

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Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula), bird, feeder

Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) on a feeder in Studenec, Sokolov region, Czech Republic, on January 8, 2021. On this day, the annual census of birds on feeders, organized by the Czech Ornithological Society, began. (CTK Photo/Slavormir Kubes)

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Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula), bird, feeder

Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) on a feeder in Studenec, Sokolov region, Czech Republic, on January 8, 2021. On this day, the annual census of birds on feeders, organized by the Czech Ornithological Society, began. (CTK Photo/Slavormir Kubes)

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European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), bird, birds, feeder

European goldfinches (Carduelis carduelis) on a feeder in Studenec, Sokolov region, Czech Republic, on January 8, 2021. On this day, the annual census of birds on feeders, organized by the Czech Ornithological Society, began. (CTK Photo/Slavormir Kubes)

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The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus), mixed bird seed, hanging feeders, suet balls

The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is sitting on the garden bird feeder in Letovice , Czech Republic, December 31, 2020. (CTK Photo/Petr Svancara)

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The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus), mixed bird seed, hanging feeders, suet balls

The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is sitting on the garden bird feeder in Letovice , Czech Republic, December 31, 2020. (CTK Photo/Petr Svancara)

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The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus), mixed bird seed, hanging feeders, suet balls

The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is sitting on the garden bird feeder in Letovice , Czech Republic, December 31, 2020. (CTK Photo/Petr Svancara)

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The great tit (Parus major), mixed bird seed, hanging feeders, suet balls

The great tit (Parus major) is sitting on the garden bird feeder in Letovice , Czech Republic, December 31, 2020. (CTK Photo/Petr Svancara)

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The great tit (Parus major), mixed bird seed, hanging feeders, suet balls

The great tit (Parus major) is sitting on the garden bird feeder in Letovice , Czech Republic, December 31, 2020. (CTK Photo/Petr Svancara)

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The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus), mixed bird seed, hanging feeders, suet balls

The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is sitting on the garden bird feeder in Letovice , Czech Republic, December 31, 2020. (CTK Photo/Petr Svancara)

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The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus), mixed bird seed, hanging feeders, suet balls

The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is sitting on the garden bird feeder in Letovice , Czech Republic, December 29, 2020. (CTK Photo/Petr Svancara)

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The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus), mixed bird seed, hanging feeders

The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is sitting on the garden bird feeder in Letovice , Czech Republic, December 29, 2020. (CTK Photo/Petr Svancara)

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The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus), mixed bird seed, hanging feeders

The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is sitting on the garden bird feeder in Letovice , Czech Republic, December 29, 2020. (CTK Photo/Petr Svancara)

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The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus), mixed bird seed, hanging feeders, suet balls

The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is sitting on the garden bird feeder in Letovice , Czech Republic, December 29, 2020. (CTK Photo/Petr Svancara)

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The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus), mixed bird seed, hanging feeders, suet balls

The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is sitting on the garden bird feeder in Letovice , Czech Republic, December 29, 2020. (CTK Photo/Petr Svancara)

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Route of artistic bird feeders and nesting boxes, Luhacovice

Route of artistic bird feeders and nesting boxes, Luhacovice, Zlin Region, Czech Republic, June 24, 2020. (CTK Photo/Martina Odehnalova)

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Route of artistic bird feeders and nesting boxes, Luhacovice

Route of artistic bird feeders and nesting boxes, Luhacovice, Zlin Region, Czech Republic, June 24, 2020. (CTK Photo/Martina Odehnalova)

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Route of artistic bird feeders and nesting boxes, Luhacovice

Route of artistic bird feeders and nesting boxes, Luhacovice, Zlin Region, Czech Republic, June 24, 2020. (CTK Photo/Martina Odehnalova)

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Route of artistic bird feeders and nesting boxes, Luhacovice

Route of artistic bird feeders and nesting boxes, Luhacovice, Zlin Region, Czech Republic, June 1st, 2019. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Route of artistic bird feeders and nesting boxes, Luhacovice

Route of artistic bird feeders and nesting boxes, Luhacovice, Zlin Region, Czech Republic, June 6, 2019. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)