Ecological concerns regarding plastics in oceans include which of the following?
A) Sea mammals can get tangled in discarded plastic items,such as fishing nets and six-pack rings.
B) Seabirds eat plastic,mistaking it for food,and may end up choking on the plastic.
C) Plastic absorbs fat-soluble pollutants such as PCBs and DDT; these are toxins known to bioaccumulate in the tissues of marine organisms and biomagnify up food chains.
D) Floating bits of plastic can serve as attachment points for fish eggs,barnacles,and many types of larval and juvenile organisms,and thus they could potentially transport harmful,invasive species to new locales.
E) All of the above are concerns regarding plastics in oceans.
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