Monday, June 29, 2015

Microplastics entering ocean food web through zooplankton, researchers find

Tiny microscopic animals called zooplankton are ingesting plastic particles at an alarming rate, according to a new study. That could not only pose a risk to salmon but also spell trouble for the entire aquatic food web -- from zooplankton to humpback whales.

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