
27 million tons of nanoplastics found in the North Atlantic Ocean, capable of devastating marine life and penetrating the human body | – The Times of India
A study by the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) and Utrecht University has revealed that the North Atlantic Ocean contains approximately 27 million tons of nanoplastics — microscopic plastic particles smaller than one micrometer. These tiny plastics, invisible to the naked eye, pose serious threats not only to marine ecosystems but also to…