{"id":3887,"date":"2024-03-12T17:00:58","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T15:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=3887"},"modified":"2024-03-12T17:00:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T15:00:58","slug":"the-life-cycle-of-plastic-microplastics-found-in-turtles-stomachs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=3887","title":{"rendered":"The life cycle of plastic: microplastics found in turtles, \u2019 stomachs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microplastics, including bottle caps and a Halloween toy, were found in the stomachs of <strong>135 loggerhead turtles washed up or killed on the shores of northern Cyprus<\/strong>, research showed on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Led by Dr Emily Duncan from the university of Exeter, a group of scientists analysed the guts of dead sea turtles in the Mediterranean.<strong>Over 40 per cent of the turtles contained large pieces of plastic,<\/strong> known as microplastics.\u201cThe journey of that Halloween toy (a witch\u2019s finger) \u2013 from a child\u2019s costume to the inside of a sea turtle \u2013 is a <strong>stark reminder of the life cycle of plastic<\/strong>,\u201d Duncan said.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-763069 lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/the-life-cycle-of-plastic-microplastics-found-in-turtles-stomachs.jpg\" alt=\"img 4131web\" width=\"1024\" height=\"868\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">In total, the study found 492 microplastic pieces, <strong>including 67 in just one turtle.<\/strong>\u201cThe plastics we found were largely sheetlike (62 per cent), clear (41 per cent) or white (25 per cent) and the most common polymers identified were polypropylene (37 per cent) and polyethylene (35 per cent),\u201d she added.\u201cIt\u2019s likely that turtles ingest the plastics that mostly closely resemble their foods.\u201dAnother researcher, Professor Brendan Godley called for more extensive research to understand the plight not just of loggerheads but of all marine life facing the onslaught of plastic pollution.Follow the<br \/>\nCyprus Mail  on Google News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microplastics, including bottle caps and a Halloween toy, were found in the stomachs of 135 loggerhead turtles washed up or killed on the shores of northern Cyprus. Over 40 percent of these turtles contained large pieces of plastic. The study, led by Dr. Emily Duncan from the University of Exeter, found a total of 492 microplastic pieces, with one turtle containing 67 pieces. 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