Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks

Plastic debris 1900 fibers per wash. This suggests that a large proportion of microplastic fibers found in the marine environment may be derived from sewage as a consequence of washing of clothes. As the human population grows and people use more synthetic textiles, contamination of habitats and animals by microplastic is likely to increase.

• LT
  Leverhulme Trust
• NO
  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration