High levels of microplastic exposure found to kill juvenile oysters

The microplastics inundating coastal estuaries and ocean waters around the world can, at high enough levels, kill juvenile oysters. A recently published study examined how microplastics affect juvenile oysters and found that oysters chronically exposed to microplastics in the lab are likelier to die – which could affect oyster farmers around the world ... 


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