Hidden Beneath the Ocean’s Surface, Nearly 16 Million Tons of Microplastic (Published 2020)
Plastic waste on a beach in Panama City. Scientists believe that 4.4 million to 8.8 million tons of plastic enter the sea every year. Credit...Luis Acosta/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Plastic waste has long been a visible — and growing — problem in oceans around the world, with refuse littering the shorelines of once-pristine beaches, stretching out across a wide expanse of sea in the Great
Scientists have identified the highest levels of microplastics ever recorded on the seafloor. The contamination was found in sediments pulled from the bottom of the Mediterranean, near Italy. The analysis, led by the University of Manchester, found up to 1.9 million plastic pieces per square metre. These items likely included fibres from clothing and other synthetic textiles, and tiny fragments fr
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High microplastic concentration found on ocean floor