SCIENTISTS MAKE ALARMING DISCOVERY OFF COASTS OF MULTIPLE COUNTRIES: ‘THEIR SMALL SIZE MAKES THEM BETTER ABLE TO PENETRATE THE TISSUES OF LIVING ORGANISMS’

The Cool Down

By Tina Deines

February 21, 2024

Scientists have directly observed nanoplastics — tiny particles of plastic even smaller than microplastics — in the ocean for the first time.

A new study has presented evidence of nanoplastics — plastic particles measuring less than 1 micrometer in length — in ocean water by using a newly advanced detection technique.

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