Plastic microbead pollution harms oysters, the ocean's critical ecosystem engineers, study finds
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 - 14:51
in Earth & Climate
Oysters eat by filtering the water around them and digesting anything small enough to trap, whether that’s algae, phytoplankton — or tiny pieces of plastic floating in the ocean. It stands to reason that the plastic isn't good for them. Now scientists know why: It takes such a toll on their digestive...