According to a team of American researchers, microplastics managed to settle both in the skin and in the lungs of whales, dolphins and seals.
What Microplastics represent aA global emergency it’s known. In addition to already being in the placenta, blood and human heart, small substances have caused damage to human tissues. the animals Navy. This is confirmed by scientists from Duke University Naval Laboratory Born in Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology – University of Toronto After analyzing 32 bodies whalesAnd dolphins And seals in Alaska, California, and North Carolina between 2000 and 2021. According to research “Microplastics in Marine Mammal Lipids, Melons, and Other Tissues: Evidence for Transmission” published in the Scientific JournalEnvironmental pollutionDangerous ocean-borne particles have managed to settle in both the fat and lungs of two-thirds of marine mammals after leaving their digestive tracts.
“Specific microplastics in fabrics range, on average, from 198 microns to 537 microns: On the other hand, the diameter of a human hair is about 100 micronsThe researchers explained. “Some parts of the mass of whales, dolphins, and seals are now made of polyester fibers, a by-product of washing machines, especially blue polyethylene.“.
Meanwhile, pending further investigations into the long-term effects of microplastics in living organisms, residents blue planet They continue to fall victim to climate change, damage to submerged ecosystems and illegal fishing.
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