Abstract
Microplastics are tiny plastic pieces, <5 mm, which is smaller than a pencil eraser. Did you know that you can find microplastics everywhere? They are in the air, water, soil, and within living creatures. You can find them from the deep sea to the snow in the Arctic. You can find them across beaches in California, and in the San Francisco Bay waters. Many living organisms ranging from zooplankton to whales contain microplastics in their bodies, including aquatic creatures from California. In this article, you will learn about the origin of microplastics, where you can find them, why they are a concern, how they can affect the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, and how you can help to reduce their global invasion.
Highlights
Microplastics are tiny plastic pieces, < mm, which is smaller than a pencil eraser
Microplastics can be classified as (A) primary microplastics, which are created as small particles and used to create larger plastic objects or in personal care products like toothpastes, or (B) secondary microplastics, which result from the breakdown of larger plastic objects, such as a plastic bottle
Microplastics originally manufactured as tiny particles for industrial use such as microbeads in personal care products, or microfibers in synthetic textiles
Summary
Charlene Lujan-Vega , *, José Luis Ortega-Alfaro , , Jennifer Cossaboon , Shawn Acuña and Swee J. Teh. Aquatic Health Program, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States Microplastic Fauna Peru Project, Lima, Peru Laboratory of Ecology and Animal Biodiversity, Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, Lima, Peru Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Sacramento, CA, United States. Microplastics are tiny plastic pieces, < mm, which is smaller than a pencil eraser. They are in the air, water, soil, and within living creatures. You can find them across beaches in California, and in the San Francisco Bay waters. Many living organisms ranging from zooplankton to whales contain microplastics in their bodies, including aquatic creatures from California. You will learn about the origin of microplastics, where you can find them, why they are a concern, how they can a ect the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, and how you can help to reduce their global invasion. Plastic particles that measure < mm in size
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