COLOMBO/TOKYO -- Plastic pellet spills, a phenomenon little understood but disproportionately harmful to ecosystems and human health, are becoming an alarmingly frequent consequence of modern maritime accidents, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region, which now accounts for nearly half of the world's trade of the chemical particles.
The Liberia-flagged MSC ELSA3 container ship sinks in the Arabian Sea on May 25, allowing the plastic pellets it was carrying to wash up on swathes of south Indian beaches. (Photo by Indian Coast Guard via AP)
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