Scientists reviewed 7,000 studies on microplastics. Their alarming conclusion puts humanity on notice
- Written by Karen Raubenheimer, Senior Lecturer, University of Wollongong
ShutterstockIt’s been 20 years since a paper in the journal Science showed the environmental accumulation of tiny plastic fragments and fibres. It named the particles “microplastics”.
The paper opened an entire research field. Since then, more than 7,000 published studies have shown the prevalence of microplastics in the...





