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Environmental Sources
Food & Water
Marine & Wildlife
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Study on the Occurrence of Microplastics from Marine Pollution to Human Food Chain (in SiRiMaP PON_Project)
Springer water
2020
4 citations
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Serena Santonicola,
Raffaelina Mercogliano,
Aniello Anastasio,
Gennaro Raimo,
Maurizio Gasperi,
Giampaolo Colavita
Summary
Researchers investigated the pathway of microplastic contamination from marine environments into the human food chain, tracking how plastic particles move through ocean ecosystems and accumulate in seafood that reaches consumers, as part of the SiRiMaP PON research project.
Over the last few decades, plastic contamination has become a major cause of concern among scientists, politicians, and the public. Global annual production of plastic materials currently exceeds 320 million tons, most of which is intended for packaging