Episode 472
Fish Prefer Pastic Over Food
When given the choice of plastic particles or zooplankton, fish prefer to eat plastic.
Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast · The Naked Scientists
June 6, 20163m 35s
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Show Notes
Earlier this year, the US banned microparticle beads from personal care products, but Europe has yet to follow suit. Now, researchers from Uppsala University are increasing the urgency as for the first time, they have been able to show that fish actually prefer to eat microplastic particles rather than their own food of zooplankton, causing disastrous effects to their survival. Fanny Yuen and spoke with Dr. Oona Lnnstedt to better understand the issue. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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perchfishlarvaemicrobeadsmicroparticlesmicroplastics