Scientists to study Atlantic's microplastic pollution
Scientists are scheduled to set sail from the UK this week, to journey across the Atlantic Ocean to study the level of microplastics in zooplankton. Ingestion of the micrometre-sized plastics leads to increased mortality rates while decreasing reproduction in the zooplankton, the bottom organisms of marine food-web. Reportedly, scientists will travel up to 960 kms daily during the 46-day voyage.