Plastics sent to the stomach
Environment
Şebnem Coşkun, Anadolu Agency, Turkey
Plastics, which threaten the lives of sea creatures and mix into the sea, break down due to reasons such as sun, wind and sea salt, turn into micro plastics and can be consumed by these creatures. In the Black Sea, it was revealed for the first time that insect-like creatures (zooplankton-kopepods), which constitute the main food of fish such as anchovy, consume microplastics in their natural environment. Microplastics and related chemicals that enter from the lowest steps of the food chain can grow in the food chain and reach the table.
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