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http:\/\/oceans.taraexpeditions.org\/en\/m\/science\/news\/small-pieces-of-plastics-could-be-toxic-for-the-organisms\/<\/a>\n\n?Small pieces of plastics could be toxic for the organisms?\n\nCristina Fossi?s research aims to determine the effects of microplastics\non marine animals. Aboard of Tara, she is collecting krill and other\nmicroorganisms. During other sampling campaigns, she is collecting whale\nbiopsy. For the professor on ecotoxicology in Italy, the only way to\nsolve the problem of macro and microplastics in the Mediterranean is to\nwork on a global scale: all countries must enforce the Barcelona\nConvention and follow the Marine Litter Action Plan.\n\nWhat kind of research are you doing at the University of Sienna?\n\nOur group is a biomarker lab from Sienna. For the past 20 years we have\nbeen involved in a study of the impact of contaminants on Mediterranean\nmarine organisms. In the last 5 years we have focused especially on the\npotentially impact of microplastics in the Mediterranean, and in\nparticular in the Pelagos area. In fact we published in 2012 the first\npaper on the impact of the microplastics on whales. We think it?s a very\nimportant topic because it?s probably one of the species that can be\nlargely impacted by microplastics. Each time a whale opens its mouth, it\nfilters 70 000 litters of water. So that?s one of the largest filter\nfeeder species of microplastics in the world!<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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In the last 5 years we have focused especially on the potentially impact of microplastics in the Mediterranean, and in particular in the Pelagos area. In fact we published in 2012 the first paper on the impact of the microplastics on whales. We think it?s a very important topic because it?s probably one of the species that can be largely impacted by microplastics. Each time a whale opens its mouth, it filters 70 000 litters of water. So that?s one of the largest filter feeder species of microplastics in the world!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3504,3451,3488],"tags":[1585,1445],"yoast_head":"\nSmall pieces of plastics could be toxic for the organisms - One Earth - One Ocean e. 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