Study finds plastic debris and man-made fibers in fish sold in markets

Friday, October 16, 2015 - 14:30 in Biology & Nature

Scientists have long suspected that plastic trash eaten by fish, crabs, bivalves and other marine species may be spreading through the food web. Now, researchers from UC Davis and Hasanuddin University in Indonesia are reporting some of the first findings of plastic debris and textile fibers in...

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