Widespread microplastic contamination in seafood samples was discovered recently by a research, adding to the mounting evidence of the harmful compounds’ presence in food and the growing threat they pose to human health.
The Guardian reports that the peer-reviewed study discovered microplastics in 180 out of 182 samples of seafood purchased from a fishing boat or store in Oregon, or 99% of the samples. The researchers discovered that shrimp had the highest concentrations of the dangerous material.
The most prevalent kind of microplastic, which accounted for an astounding 80% of the material they found, was identified by the researchers as fibers from textiles or apparel.
Elise Granek, a microplastics researcher at Portland State University and study co-author.
