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Microplastics has long since also arrived in remote regions of the earth. Researchers have now detected the tiny plastic particles in the blood of flat-landed tapires and large anteaters from several regions of Brazil. Scientists found microplastics in 43 out of a total of 47 animals examined.
Microplastics were found in the blood of ants and tamanduás-bandeiras that live in different regions of Brazil, including in remote areas of the Pantanal, points out a new study published in the scientific journal "Nature" on Wednesday (11). The researchers analyzed blood samples of 26 ants and 21 tamanduás-bandeiras, collected in the Amazon, the Cerrado and the Pantanal between 2021 and 2022. The particles appeared in 43 of the 47 animals. 的Lik…
Not even the remote wilderness of Brazil offers protection against human waste: In the Amazon region, researchers discover microplastics in the blood of tapirs and anteaters. They also have a guess how the particles could have gotten there.
Science Writing, Nov 11 (EFE).- Microplastic contamination is spreading more and more throughout the world and has reached the blood of giant anteaters and tapirs that inhabit Brazil, even in those in remote areas such as the Pantanal region. A team led by the University of British Columbia (Canada) publishes [...] La entrada Detect microplastics in wildlife in remote areas of Brazil se publicado primero en HolaNews.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Joo-young = Microplastics have been widely detected in the blood of wild animals in remote areas of Brazil, such as the South American tapir and the giant anteater. Their habitats are in...
Microplastics has long been much more than just a problem for the oceans. A study from Brazil shows how far the tiny particles have penetrated the habitats of wildlife.
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