Microplastics pass easily through earthworms

Microplastics pass easily through earthworms

New Delhi: Researchers investigated how microplastics move through earthworms, to better understand how the small particles can move from the digestive system to other body tissues, where they can persist and cause long-term harm. Microplastics are tiny flakes of plastics that are shed by clothing, paints and cosmetics, with as much as 40 million tonnes of microplastics released into the environment every year, globally. The researchers tracked …