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Environmental Science

How Microplastics Travel Through Marine Food Chains

Quick fact

A single microplastic particle can be eaten by a copepod, then passed up through multiple fish species, and finally end up in a human meal in less than 30 days.

Why this is interesting

You’ve seen plastic bags and bottles littering beaches, but what happens to the tiny plastic pieces that break down in the ocean? Could they be ending up on your dinner plate?