Information: Baltic Eye about microplastics in the Baltic Sea

Author: BalticSea2020
Year published: 2015

According to a new Policy Brief by Baltic Eye, up to 40 tons of microplastics are released annually into the Baltic Sea catchment through the use of products like body wash, shower gels, and scrubs. 

The policy brief about microplastics was launched the 14th of April 2015 for decision makers and media.

Read the Policy Brief here. 

For more information about Baltic Eye (at Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre), click here.

 

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