During a microplastic sampling campaign in Lima, Perú, we noticed in an extremely polluted beach, seaweed inhabiting intertidal rock formations were retaining high amounts of micro- and mesoplastics (Fig. 1, 2).
Fig. 1. First photo of microplastics retained in seaweed in a sandy beach of Lima, Perú
Fig. 2. Second photo of microplastics retained in seaweed in a sandy beach of Lima, Perú
It is noticeable that MPs are trapped in seaweed formations, rather than rock surface. A question comes: How much MP and mesoplastic can seaweed retain under extreme pollution conditions?
We are looking forward to do some research regarding these observations.
