Tag: nanoplastics

  • Nanoplastics Make Up Most of the Ocean’s Plastic Pollution

    Nanoplastics Make Up Most of the Ocean’s Plastic Pollution

    Most Plastic in the Ocean Is Invisible—And Deadly Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggest 27 million metric tons of nanoplastics are spread across just the top layer of the North Atlantic By Katharine Sanderson & Nature magazine Marine plastic litter tends to grab…