Reacción a "Reactions to the dumping of plastic pellets near the Galician coasts"

This is an accident that has caused massive contamination by plastic material that is very difficult to remove. Once in the marine environment, these particles will be fragmented into smaller pieces by waves and solar radiation, and the smaller the plastic material is, the more toxic it is, the easier it is to get into living beings. 

The damage is caused by chronic and continuous exposure and nothing will happen to us by touching these materials as is being said, as it is not acute toxicity. In the case of marine animals they can cause two types of problems. On the one hand a physical impact, because it can obstruct their digestive tract and they can die from starvation. On the other hand, chemical damage, caused by the additives that may be associated with these pellets. It has been mentioned that some of them may contain sunscreens, and it is known that some of them can be very toxic. Even if they are not and are more inert compounds, such as PET, these plastics act as sponges that accumulate other pollutants in the marine environment, so they can also cause chemical damage.

If we consume these fish, we will accumulate whatever they have accumulated when we eat them. We know that there is no zero contamination in fish, and although it is too early to assess the magnitude of this episode, this spill will lead to higher levels of contamination.