The think tank Baltic Eye at Stockholm University recently published an opinion piece in the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet regarding a proposal for a national ban of micro-plastic particles in cosmetic products (http://www.svd.se/regeringen-bor-forbjuda-mikroplasten). One of the scientists behind the article is AquaBiotas researcher Martin Ogonowski. Although the state of knowledge about the effects of plastic particles in aquatic food webs is still very poor, AquaBiota supports this proposal based on the precautionary principle.
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