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Microplastic Impacts in Fisheries and Aquaculture
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Researchers reviewed evidence that fish and seafood destined for human consumption are ingesting microplastics, documenting the breadth of contamination across commercially important species and what it means for the safety of seafood that billions of people eat regularly.
Over the past decade, numerous observations have indicated the uptake of microplastics by species destined for human consumption. This has resulted in widespread concern regarding the impacts of microplastic pollution on commercially important species and given rise...
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