90% of Great Lakes water samples have unsafe microplastic levels – report
Aug 29, 2023 10:52AM ● By Content Editor
Photo: Microfibers that come off clothing in washing machines are a common source of microplastic pollution. Photograph: a-ts/Alamy/The Guardian
By Tom Perkins - The Guardian - August 28, 2023
About 90% of water samples taken over the last 10 years from the Great Lakes contain microplastic levels that are unsafe for wildlife, a new peer-reviewed paper from the University of Toronto finds.
About 20% of those samples are at the highest level of risk, but the study’s authors say the damage can be reversed if the US and Canada quickly act.
To read the full story, visit The Guardian here.
Related: PFAS are everywhere part 1: How we in Cook County & Grand Portage, Minnesota (and beyond) are exposed
By Tom Perkins - The Guardian - August 28, 2023
About 90% of water samples taken over the last 10 years from the Great Lakes contain microplastic levels that are unsafe for wildlife, a new peer-reviewed paper from the University of Toronto finds.
About 20% of those samples are at the highest level of risk, but the study’s authors say the damage can be reversed if the US and Canada quickly act.
To read the full story, visit The Guardian here.
Related: PFAS are everywhere part 1: How we in Cook County & Grand Portage, Minnesota (and beyond) are exposed
