Microplastics worse for crabs and other marine life than previously thought: Enter through gills
Friday, July 18, 2014 - 15:30
in Biology & Nature
The tiny plastic particles polluting our seas are not only orally ingested by marine creatures, but also enter their systems through their gills, according to a new study. When microplastics are drawn in through this method they take over six times longer to leave the body compared with standard digestion.