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Microplastics ingested by zooplankton threaten fish and corals in the Arabian Sea

Nature India 2021

Summary

Plastic particles were detected inside zooplankton — including fish larvae — in the Arabian Sea, creating a direct pathway for microplastics to enter fish and coral diets through normal feeding. This bioaccumulation route through the zooplankton food web poses risks not only to marine biodiversity but to human health via seafood consumption.

Scientists detect plastic particles in tiny floating organisms, such as fish larvae, eaten by fish and coral Scientists detect plastic particles in tiny floating organisms, such as fish larvae, eaten by fish and coral

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