 Brain damage in fish from plastic nanoparticles in water Date: September 25, 2017 Source: Lund University Science Daily Calculations have shown that 10 per cent of all plastic produced around the world ultimately ends up in the oceans. As a result, a large majority of global marine debris is in fact plastic waste. Human production of plastics is a well-known environmental concern, but few studies have studied the effects of tiny plastic particles, known as nanoplastic particles.
"Our study is the first to show that nanosized plastic particles can accumulate in fish brains," says Tommy Cedervall, a chemistry researcher at Lund University. The Lund University researchers studied how nanoplastics may be transported through different organisms in the aquatic ecosystem, i.e. via algae and animal plankton to larger fish. Tiny plastic particles in the water are eaten by animal plankton, which in turn are eaten by fish.
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8/10/2018 03:30:17 am
Plastic disposed improperly can do a lot of damage to the ocean and life in it. One plastic bag will hurt more than just one organism. It will drift along with each Plastic disposed improperly can do a lot of damage to the ocean and life in it. One plastic bag will hurt more than just one organism. It will drift along with each wave that passes through. It affects the organisms in a very negative way, damaging their health. We need to be weary of what we put into the environment. We may think that we are causing no harm, but with every waste we throw away, we are damaging the ocean. wave that passes through. It affects the organisms in a very negative way, damaging their health. We need to be weary of what we put into the environment. We may think that we are causing no harm, but with every waste we throw away, we are damaging the ocean. 11/27/2018 01:41:42 am
Our study is the first to show that nanosized plastic particles can accumulate in fish brains," says Tommy Cedervall, a chemistry researcher at Lund University. Leave a Reply. |
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