Costa Rica Studies Find Microplastics in Beaches, Fish, Livestock and Poultry

Costa Rica’s microplastics problem is no longer limited to plastic bottles, bags, and debris washing up on beaches. Local research has found tiny plastic particles in coastal sand, marine sediments, fish, mollusks, crustaceans, cattle, pigs, chickens, and even Isla del Coco, one of the country’s most remote protected areas. Researchers said microplastics have appeared in […] The post Costa Rica Studies Find Microplastics in Beaches, Fish, Livestock and Poultry appeared first on The Tico Ti...

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