MediaFaro Analysis<p>What are nurdles? A ‘sheen’ of plastic pellets is spotted in the North Sea after ship crash.</p><p>Small pellets of plastic are washing up on the east coast of England following the fiery collision of two ships in the North Sea last week.</p><p>Although not toxic, these nurdles present a deadly risk to wildlife if ingested.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250318-what-are-nurdles-a-sheen-of-plastic-pellets-is-spotted-in-the-north-sea-after-ship-crash?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250318</span><span class="invisible">-what-are-nurdles-a-sheen-of-plastic-pellets-is-spotted-in-the-north-sea-after-ship-crash?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/NorthSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthSea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Nurdles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nurdles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a></p>