Virus plus microplastics equal double whammy for fish health

Read the full story from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science.

Microplastics — tiny particles generated as plastics weather and fragment — pose a growing threat to ecosystem and human health. A new laboratory study shows these threats extend beyond direct physical or chemical impacts, revealing that the presence of microplastics increases the severity of an important viral fish disease.

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