Marine organisms shred plastic bags into microscopic pieces – Times of India
Posted on December 12, 2017 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsA single plastic grocery bag could be shredded by marine organisms into over one million microscopic fragments, a study has found.
Source: Marine organisms shred plastic bags into microscopic pieces – Times of India
The results show that marine wildlife are actually contributing to the spread of microplastics within the marine environment, rather than them simply being emitted from the water supply or forming through the physical and chemical break down of larger items.
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