While scientists have documented the effects of large plastic flotsam in the oceans for decades — turtles trapped in fishing nets, albatrosses swallowing plastic cigarette lighters — very little research has focused on what happens when those bigger pieces break down into tiny specks, called microplastics.
Read more about the impact of microplastics in this article (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012102451_microplastics13.html) by Phuong Le, The Associated Press.
