Study finds microplastic contamination in 99% of seafood samples.The peer-reviewed study detected microplastics in 180 of 182 samples comprising five types of fish and pink shrimp.
Microplastics contamination is widespread in seafood sampled in a recent study, adding to growing evidence of the dangerous substances’ ubiquity in the nation’s food system, and a growing threat to human health.
The peer-reviewed study detected microplastics in 99%, or 180 out of 182, samples of seafood either bought at the store or obtained from a fishing boat in Oregon. The highest levels were found in shrimp.
Researchers also determined the most common type of microplastic were fibers from clothing or textiles, which represented over 80% of the substance they detected.
