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Close-up of coloured plastic films, fragments, fibres and a foam bead collected in a plankton net — A plankton-net haul from the Mediterranean surface: films, hard fragments, coloured fibres, and a foam bead in one sample. This mix is what a surface trawl actually recovers before anything is counted or identified. François Galgani / Ifremer, Ifremer image library · CC BY 4.0

CaliforniaStatewide microplastics strategyCalifornia Ocean Protection CouncilState strategy
2022 Bay wildlifeSan Francisco Bay Microplastics ProjectSan Francisco Estuary InstituteRegional study
2019 WhalesExposure risk to filter-feeding megafaunaNature CommunicationsPrimary study
2022 SeabirdsWild seabird gut microbiomesNature Ecology & EvolutionPrimary study
2023 Human healthParticles in carotid plaque and cardiovascular eventsNew England Journal of MedicinePrimary study
2024 Beginner guideEverything you should know about microplasticsUN Environment ProgrammePublic explainer
2025 Human healthDietary and inhalation exposure reviewWorld Health OrganizationReview
2022 Drinking waterMicroplastics in drinking-waterWorld Health OrganizationTechnical review
2019 FoodMicroplastics and nanoplastics in foodsU.S. Food and Drug AdministrationEvidence page
Current MethodsMicroplastics researchU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyResearch program
Current WildlifeMicroplasticsNOAA Marine Debris ProgramPublic explainer
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