Experts are concerned that the concentration of microplastics in the Arctic Ocean poses near - permanent contamination. (techtimes.com)
Researchers from the Leibniz - Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) and their Berlin colleagues warn: the impact of microplastics in soils, sediments and the freshwaters could have a long - term negative effect on terrestrial ecosystems throughout the world. (sciencedaily.com)
In a scientific paper released June 12 in the international journal Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Dr. Ross and his co-authors, Jean - Pierre Desforges and Moira Galbraith, report on microplastic particles found in two key species of zooplankton found in the Northeast Pacific Ocean: copepods and euphausiids. (sciencedaily.com)