Forget sharks... here's why you are more likely to be injured by litter at the beach
- Written by Marnie Campbell, Chevron Harry Butler Chair in Biosecurity and Environmental Science, Murdoch University
Sadly, people plus beach equals litter, so be careful out there.Wikimedia Commons
Our beaches are our summer playgrounds, yet beach litter and marine debris injures one-fifth of beach users, particularly children and older people.
Our research, published in the journal Science of the Total Environment, found more than 7,800 injuries on New Zealand...
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