Mar 20, 2023
Within a week of submitting this experiment proposal for review, the first reports of microplastics isolated from within cold seep organisms was published: Microplastic sink that cannot be ignored in chemosynthetic organisms.
Yet another reason why we need a good baseline to understand microplastic accumulation in the deep sea.
The deep sea is recognized as a hotspot for microplastic accumulation. While we are beginning to understand how microplastics accumulate in deep ocean sediments, few studies have investigated microplastic accumulation within organisms at vents and seeps. Access to a unique archive of biological samples provides a once-in-a-generation opportunity to establish a baseline for microplastic accumulation in hydrothermal vent and methane seep species.
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