Image shows growth of the Melosira arctica algae, undated photo. Researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute in the city of Bremerhaven, Germany, found out that it was heavily contaminated with microplastics. Note: Licensed content. (Alfred Wegener Institut, Julian Gutt/Newsflash)
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24 April 2023
Microplastics have been found in algae in ice in the Arctic that experts have described as being "heavily contaminated" and a threat to human food chains. This is according to a new study conducted by researchers at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Germany. The...