Sentences with phrase «transfer microplastics»

But the researchers suspect that the creatures» poop, as well as their mucus houses, could transfer microplastics from the water's surface to the depths of the sea (along with nutrients such as carbon that cycle through the environment).

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«We estimated that between 110.000 and 730.000 tons of microplastics are transferred every year to agricultural soils in Europe and North America, comprehensively.

Notes that microplastics may also contribute to the transfer in the marine ecosystems of persistent organic pollutants, other persistent, bio-accumulative and toxic substances and other contaminants which are in or adhere to the particles; 7.

Also recognizes the need for more knowledge and research on the source and fate of microplastics and their impact on biodiversity, marine ecosystems and human health, noting recent knowledge that such particles can be ingested by biota and could be transferred to higher levels in the marine food chain, causing adverse effects; 6.