Microplastics eaten by UK invertebrates are contaminating food chains
Plastic pollution is harming invertebrates at the bottom of the food chain, including beetles, slugs, snails and earthworms, according to a new study by the University of Sussex and the University of Exeter. More than 1 in 10 samples had fragments of plastic in their stomach, and harmful chemicals are being passed onto larger animals who feed on them.
Plastic pollution is harming invertebrates at the bottom of the food chain, including beetles, slugs, snails and earthworms, according to a new study by the University of Sussex and the University of Exeter. More than 1 in 10 samples had fragments of plastic in their stomach, and harmful chemicals are being passed onto larger animals who feed on them.
