Surrounded by microplastics: The risks and solutions

Source: https://www.dw.com/en/microplastics-in-our-environment-the-risks-and-solutions/a-66232708

Author: Natalie Muller | Neil King

Tiny particles of plastic have spread to every corner of the planet — from the deepest parts of the ocean to the heights of Mount Everest. "We find microplastics in just about every animal species that we've studied," Tamara Galloway, professor of ecotoxicology at the University of Exeter in the UK, told DW.