Nature and Biodiversity

Millions of plastic particles are being plucked from the water - by seagrass

Oceans plastic pollution sustainability biodiversity environment

It is estimated that about 60% of the plastic produced since the early 1950s has ended up in either landfill or the natural environment Image: Unsplash/YUCAR FotoGrafik Avatar of user YUCAR FotoGrafik YUCAR FotoGrafik @yucar

Victoria Masterson
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A diagram to show how bundles of seagrass fibre trap and remove plastic particles from the sea
Bundles of seagrass fibre known as ‘Neptune balls’ trap and remove plastic particles from the sea. Image: Scientific Reports
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Half of the loose seagrass leaves were found to contain up to 613 plastic items per kg. In the Neptune balls, 17% contained up to 1,470 plastic items per kg. Image: Scientific Reports
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