Microplastics may not make their way into the edible parts of fish, according to Spanish researchers
Spain
Published Jun 3, 2022
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A study conducted by CTAQUA, the Technological Centre for Aquaculture, and led by Juan Manuel García de Lomas, has analyzed the presence of microplastics in fish from Spain’s aquaculture industry. Recent reporting has noted that microplastics, which are becoming more common in the natural environment, can be found in trace amounts in the digestive tract of fish, but no transfer to the edible parts of fish has been reported. The researchers made this observation after collecting data on water quality, aquafeed, and farmed fish specimens from sites in Andalusia, the Canary Islands, Catalonia, the Valencian Community, and the Balearic Islands, and the Murcia region.
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A study conducted by CTAQUA, the Technological Centre for Aquaculture and led by Juan Manuel García de Lomas, has analysed the presence of microplastics in fish from Spain’s aquaculture industry. Recent reporting has noted that microplastics, which are becoming more common in the natural environment, can be found in trace amounts in the digestive tract of fish, but no transfer to the edible parts of fish have been reported. The researchers made this observation after collecting data on water quality, aquafeed and farmed fish specimens from sites in Andalusia, the Canary Islands, Catalonia, the Valencian community, the Balearic Islands and the Murcia region. Microplastics are becoming more prevalent in different habitats – mainly as a result of 20th and 21st century plastic pollution. Once discarded, plastics decompose into tiny particles – microplastics – that can spread through multiple ecosystems. These particles have been detected in the air, in soil and in bodies of water. ...
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