Full invasion of plastic particles! According to a comprehensive investigation by the EPA, tap water, sea water, beaches and shellfish all contain plastic particles.

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Full invasion of plastic! The EPD first investigated and announced the content of micro-plastics in tap water, sea water, beach gravel and shellfish, confirming that most samples detected micro-plastics, and the number of plastics detected in tap water ranged from 0 to 6 per liter. The quantity of microplastics in seawater ranges from 1000 to 18500 per 1000 litres, 26 to 2400 sand gravel per kilogram, and 0.2 to 5.2 per gram of cultured and wild shellfish. There are 12 kinds of plastic ingredients from disposable tableware, bottle caps, facial soft beads, beverage cups, diapers, tires, plastic packaging materials and other daily necessities.

Little knowledge: micro plastic is a plastic fragment with a size of less than 5 mm (about one grain of rice), which will be quickly absorbed by organisms and do more harm to organisms than large plastic fragments, which has become an environmental issue of global concern in recent years. International studies have shown that the scope of pollution is not limited to the marine environment, and micro-plastics have been found in fresh water and land in many countries, even in the north and south poles.

Beach sampling at different depths (Photo Source / EPD)

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