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Shoreline scavenger shows biological effects after eating plastic foam

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  • Phys.org · September 4, 2026 20:50
    In a paper published in the journal Marine Pollution Bulletin, researchers at Kyushu University report on what happens when wharf roaches, a common shoreline scavenger, eat expanded polystyrene (EPS). Roaches that fed on EPS showed no significant reduction in lifespan, but their guts displayed…