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Freshwater zebra mussels deal with microplastics surprisingly well
The invasive species may hold lessons for others
Fish in Charleston, SC are eating microplastic fibers
Our oceans and coastal ecosystems are filled with tiny plastics, which is bad news for aquatic life
Deep-sea currents are spreading microplastics around the globe
Microorganisms on the sea floor ingest these plastics and can disrupt entire food webs
The amphipod Eurythenes plasticus
Johanna Weston, Alan Jameson - Newcastle University, WWF Germany, via Wikipedia
Scientists name new species after its belly full of plastic
Plastic pollution reaches new depths – and new guts
Unlike bacteria, diatoms are picky about microplastics
And that could affect how quickly different types of these tiny plastic particles are degraded
Algae are eating microplastics. From there, they can climb up the food chain to us
Freshwater microbes can absorb components of microplastics before getting eaten by other creatures
You're eating, drinking, and breathing microplastics. Now what?
What are the health implications of eating 250 pieces of microplastic per day?