Pathogens hitch a ride on plastic
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 4, 2022
It found that microplastics can make it easier for disease-causing pathogens to concentrate in plastic-contaminated areas of the ocean. The authors conducted laboratory experiments to test whether the selected pathogens can associate with plastics in seawater. When plastics are thrown in, it fools invertebrates,” Shapiro said.
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