A U.S research team discovered the presence of microplastics in samples collected from dolphins, proving how far the plastic pollution has reached.

Microplastics seem to be everywhere in 2024, with new studies revealing the tiny contaminants in human brains, penises, and even human placentas. Now, new research has looked at the impact of microplastics on free-ranging dolphins in the USA and has found that even these intelligent cetaceans are not able to escape,

Their analysis detected microplastic particles in the breath of all the dolphins they tested. The particles included several types of plastic polymers, like polyethylene terephthalate, known as PET, as well as polyester, one of the most common polymers used in clothes.

Researchers have found microplastics in the breath of bottlenose dolphins. It’s the first evidence that marine mammals could be inhaling the toxic particles, a new study says.

For the first time, scientists have found evidence that marine mammals could be inhaling microplastics, according to new research that detected the potentially harmful<a class="excerpt-read-more" href

Researchers at the College of Charleston in South Carolina have discovered microplastic particles in the air exhaled by wild bottlenose dolphins.