Microplastics May Be Accumulating in the Food Chain of Endangered Galápagos Penguins

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By Paige BennettJan 26, 2024, 2:15 pm477 ptsHotTop
A new study using model predictions has uncovered a likely rapid accumulation of microplastics around Santa Cruz Island, an island in the Galápagos National Park of Ecuador. The model predictions point to an accumulation of plastics sized from 1 micron to less than 5 millimeters in waters around the…

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