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Researchers exposed lugworms to sand with 5% microplastic that was presorbed with pollutants and additive chemicals. Microplastic transferred pollutants and additive chemicals into gut tissues of lugworms, causing some biological effects, although clean sand transferred larger concentrations of pollutants into their tissues. As global microplastic contamination accelerates, their findings indicate that large concentrations of microplastic and additives can harm ecophysiological functions performed by organisms. [Source: Current Biology]
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