Detailed study: A total of 1,266 microplastic samples were found in the organs of marine animals. — The Straits Times/ANN
Microplastics have been found in marine animals across Singapore’s coastal areas in a new study, with researchers discovering these plastic bits not just in the animals’ digestive tracts, but also in their respiratory organs and bodily fluid.
Microplastics enter the animals not just through the food they consume, but also when they breathe or move through water, said the researchers from the NUS Tropical Marine Science Institute (TMSI).
