Mussels Sold in Grocery Stores Around the World Contain Microplastic Particles

Yale e360
Dec 17, 2020, 2:32 pm262 pts
Scientists have found microplastic in all of the most-consumed mussel species around the world. One gram of mussel meat purchased from a grocery store contains between 0.13 and 2.45 microplastic particles, according to a new study, with organisms harvested in the North Atlantic and South Pacific the most…

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