The Impact of Microplastics on Marine Ecosystems
Environmental Science
Microplastics have become a significant problem in our oceans, with an estimated 15 to 51 trillion microplastic particles floating in the oceans worldwide, according to a 2017 UN estimate. This is 500 times the number of stars in our galaxy. Microplastics are small plastic particles that are less than 5 millimeters in size, and they can come from a...