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Study: Air pollution causes fish to choke
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May 19, 2016
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Study: Air pollution causes fish to choke
In addition to toxifying the air that we breath it also lowers the oxygen in the Pacific Ocean, and kills off sea-creatures by the thousands.
Coral polyps feed in the plankton-rich waters by Santa Catalina, Panama. A new study of coral reefs off the Pacific coast of Panama shows that dead coral reefs may be able to recover from rising ocean temperatures and other environmental disasters.
Coral polyps feed in the plankton-rich waters by Santa Catalina, Panama. A new study of coral reefs off the Pacific coast of Panama shows that dead coral reefs may be able to recover from rising ocean temperatures and other environmental disasters.
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In addition to toxifying the air that we breath it also lowers the oxygen in the Pacific Ocean, and kills off sea-creatures by the thousands.

We all know that air pollution is bad, but us humans aren't the only ones that suffer.

According to a new study, underwater critters in the Pacific Ocean feel the impact of air pollution too.

And that's causing a lot of problems for marine life... and the food chain.

To explain more, Take Two's A Martinez was joined now by Taka Ito, the lead author of the study and an associate professor at Georgia Institute of Technology.

To hear the full conversation, click the blue player above.