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.

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