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Los microplásticos: la amenaza de los ecosistemas marinos
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Researchers described the widespread global distribution of plastic particles smaller than 5 mm across oceans, coasts, lakes, rivers, and remote locations, highlighting ongoing monitoring efforts at Famara Beach in the Canary Islands as part of the COASTAL Participatory Observatories network since 2009.
Las partículas de plástico con tamaño menor a 5 milímetros se han encontrado distribuidas ampliamente en todo el planeta, en los océanos, costas, lagos y ríos, incluso de los sitios más remotos. Desde el año 2009 se vienen realizando muestreos en las costas de Canarias, concentrando los esfuerzos en la playa de Famara, que se ha considerado como el observatorio de referencia de la red de Observatorios Participativos COASTAL
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Researchers conducted a systematic literature review on microplastic contamination in marine ecosystems, documenting ingestion by organisms from zooplankton to marine mammals, bioaccumulation of co-contaminants, and evaluating mitigation strategies, concluding that coordinated global action and circular economy transitions are urgently needed.
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