The accumulation of microplastics mimics the increasing amount of plastic products used by society for things like packaging, bottles and clothing, scientists said.
Tiny pieces of plastic debris - smaller than the human eye can see - have been building up on the floor of the Balearic Sea at a depth of more than 100 metres, a study has revealed.
The total amount of microplastics deposited on the bottom of oceans has tripled in the past two decades with a progression that corresponds to the type and volume of consumption of plastic product .
In the last two decades, the total amount of microplastics dumped on the ocean floor has tripled; this increase is directly related to the kind and amount of plastic products that society consumes.