Research ranks Maldives highest among countries polluted by microplastic

Australia's Flinders University, on August 1, declared Maldives to be one of the countries most polluted by microplastics, on the planet.

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The researchers from the Flinders University in Australia collected samples from 22 sites, including beaches, reef flats and fore reefs. PHOTO: FLINDERS UNIVERSITY

Ahmed Aiham

2020-08-06 11:04:39

Australia's Flinders University, on August 1, declared Maldives to be one of the countries most polluted by microplastics, on the planet.

Microplastics refer to plastic particles measuring less than five millimetres and are now globally recognized as a pollutant of increasing concern.

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