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What is Microplastics? Microplastics are tiny plastic particles that result from both commercial product development and the breakdown of larger plastics. As a pollutant, #microplastics can be harmful to the environment and animal health. Officially, they are defined as #plastics less than five millimeters (0.2 inches) in diameter There are two categories of microplastics: primary and secondary. 1) Primary microplastics are tiny particles designed for commercial use, such as cosmetics, as well as microfibers shed from clothing and other textiles, such as fishing nets. 2) Secondary microplastics are particles that result from the breakdown of larger plastic items, such as water #bottles. This breakdown is caused by exposure to environmental factors, mainly the sun’s radiation and ocean waves. Some of this #environmentalpollution is from littering, but much is the result of storms, water runoff, and winds that carry plastic both intact objects and microplastics into our oceans. #Singleuseplastics plastic items meant to be used just once and then discarded, such as a straw are the primary source of #secondaryplastics in the environment. Microplastics have been detected in marine organisms from plankton to whales, in commercial seafood, and even in drinking water. Alarmingly, standard #watertreatment facilities cannot remove all traces of microplastics. To further complicate matters, microplastics in the ocean can bind with other harmful chemicals before being ingested by #marineorganisms. Lets think about it 💡 MPs killing our oceans. It's entering into our bodies in the fish we eat. When #plastics do break down, they don't biodegrade; rather, they break into increasingly smaller pieces, many of which end up in the oceans as microplastics that harm #aquaticlife and birds. #MPs #Microplastic #PlasticPollution #OceanConservation #SaveThePlanet #Ecofriendly #3R #Sustainabililty #EnvironmentalSciences
