Microplastics
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Microplastics are "synthetic solid particulate matter or polymeric matrices, with regular or irregular shape and with size ranging from 1 μm to 5 mm, of either primary or secondary manufacturing origi
Micro plastics of diverse shapes in sediments from four rivers in Germany—white arrowheads indicate aluminium, glass and sand (white bars represent 1 mm for scale)
Microplastic samples.
Microplastic fibers identified in the marine environment.
Photodegraded green plastic bag adjacent to hiking trail in about 2,000 pieces of 1 to 25 mm size after three months' exposure outdoors.
Plastisphere
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The plastisphere is a human-made ecosystem consisting of organisms able to live on plastic waste. Plastic marine debris, most notably microplastics, accumulates in aquatic environments and serves as a
A colony of limpets attached to a diving mask, found washed ashore on a beach
Microbes interacting with the surface of plastics.
Plastic household items
Plastic objects