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Frontiers | Non-selective feeding on microplastics in the acorn barnacle Amphibalanus amphitrite: the implications in assessing barnacles as global microplastics bioindicators

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By Alex Yuen, Hong Kong Baptist, Jill Man Ying, Siu Gin
| Frontiers in Marine Science
1 Introduction Since the first synthetic plastic, “Bakelite”, was invented in 1907, we have become addicted to plastics because they are chemically stable, easily moulded into different sizes and shapes, lightweight, good insulators, and have a low production cost. About 300 million tons of plastic waste are generated annually, with over 8 million tons ending up in the oceans (Fava, 2022). More than 1300 marine species have been found to ingest plastics (Santos et al., 2021).
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