Microplastic threat intensifies in backwater and sea fish; contamination increases 10 to 20 percent annually

A study report from the Marine Biology department of Cochin University of Science and Technology found that the presence of microplastics is greatly increasing in backwater and sea fish in Kerala. The study warns that this phenomenon, which severely damages the fish population, poses a serious threat to human health. The presence of plastic in fish is increasing by 10 to 20 percent every year.