Post Contaminación

MICROPLASTICS

PRODUCTS

PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

TWO TYPES

Primary microplastics: include microbeads found in personal care products, plastic pellets used in industrial manufacturing, and plastic fibres used in synthetic textiles (e.g., nylon). Secondary microplastics: form from the breakdown of larger plastics; this typically happens when larger plastics undergo weathering, through exposure to, for example, wave action, wind abrasion, and ultraviolet radiation from sunlight.

PROBLEMS

Microplastics found in the sea can be ingested by marine animals. The plastic then accumulates and can end up in humans through the food chain They have been found in food and drinks, including beer, honey and tap water. Not surprisingly, plastic particles have also recently been discovered in human stool. The effect on human health is as yet unknown, but plastics often contain additives, such as stabilisers or flame-retardants, and other possibly toxic chemical substances that may be harmful to the animal or human ingesting them.

• Ban on single-use plastics.
• Promoting recycling and reuse
• Reduction of plastic production

SOLUTIONS