An example of how microplastics could end up on a consumer’s plate

The ingestion of marine debris carrying these concentrated toxins has potential to bioaccumulate up the food chain and enter the human diet. However, although there is evidence of the harmful impacts of these chemicals on marine biota and human health (in men, women and children), there is uncertainty regarding their bioavailability once ingested. There is…

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    Maphoto/Riccardo Pravettoni
  • Year:
    01/07/2016

An example of how microplastics could end up on a consumer’s plate

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