'Why Invisible Plastics Might Make Their Way Into The Food Chain'

04:07 May 31, 2021
'More and more plastic is floating through our seas. The artificial material is made to last and parts of plastic can frequently be found in the guts of animals. But these are only the bigger chunks. So called microplastics are almost , invisible and they too might end up in animals bodies, and even their bloodstreams. Our reporter Nicole Ris talked to a scientist in Portsmouth to find out more.' 

Tags: food chain , environment , plastics , horseshoe crab , portsmouth , Microplastics , Solent , Micro Beads , Marine Institute for Science

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