A possible explanation for the 'missing plastic problem': New detection technique finds microplastics in coral skeletons

Sep 20, 2024

Researchers from Japan and Thailand investigating microplastics in coral have found that all three parts of the coral anatomy—surface mucus, tissue, and skeleton—contain microplastics. The findings were made possible thanks to a new microplastic detection technique developed by the team and applied to coral for the first time.