Scientists say 165 million tons of plastic pieces are floating around out there.

科学家说，有1亿6500万吨的塑料碎片漂浮在海面上。

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Smaller plastic pieces can also enter the food chain and end up in our bodies.

更小的塑料碎片也可以进入食物链，最终留在我们的身体里。

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At the time, the stackable plastic pieces with studs on top were called the Automatic Binding Brick.

在那个时候，顶部有嵌条或嵌槽的可叠起堆放的塑料件被称作自动拼装积木。

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They have also found small pieces of plastic inside the stomachs of fish like mahi-mahi.

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Even more die from a lack of food or water after swallowing pieces of plastic.

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There also are lots and lots of extremely small pieces of plastic.

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Venables: Since the early days of Lego bricks, the manufacturing process of modular plastic pieces has been standardized.

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Bags and small plastic pieces can entangle marine animals causing them to drown.

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Plastic pieces spilled out of the belly of a 2-month-old albatross.

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