Impacts of microplastics on marine systems

College of Science and Engineering Academic Groups Marine Biology and Aquaculture Marine & Aqua Research Themes Marine Biology Impacts of microplastics on marine systems

Impacts of microplastics on marine systems

Impacts of microplastics on marine systems

Mia Hoogenboom, Lynne van Herwerden

Small plastic particles are chemically active and have the ability to disrupt marine foodwebs. Research is starting to understand the startling breadth of the impact of this ubiquitous pollutant.