Gyre water in jar, originally uploaded by kqedquest.

It sounds like a cuddly character from a Saturday morning kids show, or maybe a niche pasta targeted at computer geeks. Unfortunately, a nurdle is neither cute nor tasty – although there’s a good chance you may have eaten a few. Nurdles are tiny pellets of toxic-absorbing plastic that float in our oceans… and into our food chain. Read more here.

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