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Determination of Microplastics in Sea Sand as a Final Degree Project
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Based on the limited information provided, this appears to be a student research project that looked for tiny pieces of plastic (called microplastics) in beach sand. Finding microplastics in sand matters because these tiny plastic particles can enter our food chain when sea creatures eat them, and they may eventually end up in the seafood we consume. However, without access to the actual research results, we cannot determine what specific health risks this study identified.
Appears in: EDULEARN18 Proceedings Publication year: 2018Pages: 2399-2405ISBN: 978-84-09-02709-5ISSN: 2340-1117doi: 10.21125/edulearn.2018.0645Conference name: 10th International Conference on Education and New Learning TechnologiesDates: 2-4 July, 2018Location: Palma, Spain
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