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Microplastic fiber under a microscope with biofilm (fuzzy blue) and T. gondii (blue dot) and giardia (green dot) pathogens

Microplastics may be dragging faecal parasites from land into the seas

26 April 2022

Three parasites that are sometimes found in cat and human faeces can live on the surface of microplastic particles, and may be transported into the sea

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