Red alert on dangers of microplastics


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 16 May 2019

Doing the needful: Gooi (seated, in white), Ng (seated, left), Chung Hwa Confucian High School vice-principal Loh Saw Bee (seated, right) and Tan (back row, third right) showing the poster after the ‘Un-plastic campaign’ at Wisdom Shine Educare in Medan Terengganu, Penang.

GEORGE TOWN: A public campaign will be held to educate the public on the harmful effects of microplastics on the environment.

Microscopes with magnification power of up to 100X will be set up for the public to “study” the tiny plastic bit (less than 5mm in size) found in zooplankton during the “Un-Plastic Campaign” in Beach Street from 8am to 11am on May 26.

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