COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Accumulating 'microplastic' threat to shores
Description: Microscopic plastic debris from washing clothes is accumulating in the marine environment and could be entering the food chain, a study has warned. Researchers traced the "microplastic" back to synthetic clothes, which released up to 1,900 tiny fibres per garment every time they were washed. [Source: BBC News]
URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16709045
Availability: Full Text
Source: BBC News
Publish Date: 1/27/2012
Reading Level: Basic
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