microbead 塑微粒

microbead
繁：塑微粒
简：塑微粒

海洋生物進食時會連同塑膠吞下，體內積存塑微粒，令塑膠進入食物鏈，造成海洋污染。「世界海洋日」前夕，環保組織世界自然基金會發表報告，提到每年有六十萬噸膠袋棄置地中海，等於每分鐘有33800個膠樽投入大海。

聯合國「世界海洋日」 發起反塑料全球運動籲減少使用塑料（2019年6月8日）。TVB新聞，取自 http://news.tvb.com/world/5cfba5f8e60383b401dbb8dd/

These minute pieces of plastic can be smaller than 5mm in size and include originally manufactured products such as microbeads that are found in cosmetics and personal care products, for instance. Microplastics are often ingested by marine animals – which include fish – thus inadvertently entering the food chain.

World Oceans Day: Drowning in plastic waste. (2019, June 8). Livemint. Retrieved from https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/world-oceans-day-drowning-in-plastic-waste-1559888124379.html