Microplastics threaten marine environment along Kanyakumari coast
New Delhi, Oct. 05 (India Science Wire): Microplastics are usually plastic particles of less than 5 mm. It
may be primary or secondary microplastics which can be found in coastal environments all over the
world. Also, the microplastics are much more hazardous than macroplastics because of their availability in
all levels of marine food webs.
In a study conducted by the Department of Remote Sensing, Bharathidasan University covering eight
different sampling stations along a 71 km long coastline with both urbanized beaches and undisturbed
coastal areas along the Indian Ocean, the researchers assessed the magnitude of the microplastic
pollution problem. The study revealed that microplastic is one of the carriers of major pollution to the
marine environment found along the entire Kanya...