WHO Calls for More Research into Microplastics and a Crackdown on Plastic Pollution
Plastics are widespread in everyday life. About 8 million metric tons of plastic are dumped into the ocean annually. Once in the water, which is not discharged from the waves on the shore, for the most part it breaks into tiny particles. The smallest particles – those smaller than 5 millimeters – are called microplastics. […]
