From Rivers to Mangroves, Microplastics Are Contaminating the Amazon

From Rivers to Mangroves, Microplastics Are Contaminating the Amazon

By Tiago da Mota e Silva Recent studies show that microplastics are already present in a variety of Amazonian environments: Major rivers such as the Amazon, urban streams, floodplain areas and mangroves in the Amazon’s Mouth. In a single lake in eastern Manaus, researchers found microplastics in the intestines of half the jaraquis — the most consumed fish in Amazonas state The contamination is related to irregular waste disposal and lack of sew…