Environmental weathering transforms plastic pollution

Environmental weathering transforms plastic pollution The prevalence of plastics in our daily lives is reflected by their ubiquity in nature. Jeffrey M. Farner from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, details how environmental weathering transforms plastic pollution. Due to use, improper disposal, and environmental transport, plastics are found globally, including in unpopulated locations. This pollution ranges from intact discarded items large enough to be choking hazards for marine life to particles at the nanometer scale. These smallest particles have been observed to translocate into animal tissues, raising concerns about toxicity. The concentrations of plastic particles vary widely, as do the morphology and other characteristics, but they exist.