Article 594GN Eco glitter causes same damage to rivers as ordinary product – study

Eco glitter causes same damage to rivers as ordinary product – study

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Sandra Laville
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All types of glitter affect life forms at base of food web, say researchers at Cambridge

Biodegradable glitter causes the same ecological damage to rivers and lakes as the ordinary product, according to the first study of its kind on the impact of the microplastic on the environment.

Tests on ordinary glitter and so-called biodegradable or eco glitter were carried out by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) in Cambridge.

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