Nov 14, 2019
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/Esf1lZ987dg
Microplastics from yoga outfits, sweat-wicking suits, and fleece vests are turning up in Pacific Ocean oysters and clams. Marine biologists from Portland State University surveyed some 300 oysters and clams from 15 sites along the Oregon coast.
Plastic material was found in nearly all of the sampled marine organisms with an average of 11 microplastics per oyster and 9 per clam. Almost all plastics were microfibers likely from clothing as more of them were found in oysters during the spring than in the summer.
Microplastics are invading our world as plastic bags and bottles as well as synthetic fabrics break down. We are literally poisoning ourselves and our children. You know the solutions!
Britta R. Baechler, Elise F. Granek, Matthew V. Hunter, Kathleen E. Conn. Microplastic concentrations in two Oregon bivalve species: Spatial, temporal, and species variability. Limnology and Oceanography Letters, 2019; DOI: 10.1002/lol2.10124
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