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SFU researcher discusses impact of microplastics on marine life

By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer  SFU researcher Rhiannon Moore and her team published their research on microplastics in the beluga whale food chain. The study found microplastics not only in beluga whale stomachs, but also in the stomachs of their prey.  Her research group examined five different arctic fish species beluga whales are known to consume, and found microplastic particles in 21% out of 116 fish stomachs investigated. “The plastic that we found within the fish that we investigated —  78% of those particles were microfibres, so that’s [ . . . ] from textiles like rugs and furniture…

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