Plastic Found to Account for the Majority of Marine Microlitter Accumulating in
the Food Chain
Researchers have found what happens to plastic once it enters the marine food web. It has been discovered that plankton cannot seperate the plastic from the food that gets into their diet. So as a result they do eat plastic that gets attached to the food.
I think the reason I chose this article is because it shows how littering has affected ecosystem and the food web for animals. Plastic won't go away because it breaks down very slowly. This article also shows now that plastic gets into the diet of the plankton, everything that eats it will get the plastic into their diet and it affects everything in the food chain. This can lead to a new enivronmental problem.
It can be really hard trying to remove plastic because plastic won't break down fast as other materials. The only thing we can do is stop like throwing trash out carelessly and try to actually throw it away respectfully to where it should go. Then at last we could just stop using plastic and try to use a more eco friendly material that is just as useful as plastic.
I think the reason I chose this article is because it shows how littering has affected ecosystem and the food web for animals. Plastic won't go away because it breaks down very slowly. This article also shows now that plastic gets into the diet of the plankton, everything that eats it will get the plastic into their diet and it affects everything in the food chain. This can lead to a new enivronmental problem.
It can be really hard trying to remove plastic because plastic won't break down fast as other materials. The only thing we can do is stop like throwing trash out carelessly and try to actually throw it away respectfully to where it should go. Then at last we could just stop using plastic and try to use a more eco friendly material that is just as useful as plastic.