‘They’re everywhere’: Microplastics in oceans, air and the human body

Paris – From ocean depths to mountain peaks, people have littered the planet with tiny shards of plastic. We’ve even absorbed these microplastics into our our bodies — with unsure implications.

Pictures of plastic air pollution have change into acquainted: a turtle suffocated by a purchasing bag, water bottles washed up on seashores, or the monstrous “Nice Pacific Rubbish Patch” of floating detritus.