Microplastics 101: Dari Mana Datangnya dan Ke Mana Perginya?
Banyak research on microplastics ni focus kat laut dan pantai. WHY? Sebab studies claimed that marine environment ni as the final sink of microplastics. Senang story, semua microplastics akan end up dekat pantai, laut, dan mungkin terkubur dalam seafloor sediment. Tapi, dari mana semua microplastics ni datang? Takkan dari single-use plastic sahaja? Period pads, contain layerssss of plastic, when we thought that it is made fully of cotton. Paper cups, bukan hanya made up of papers, it is lined with plastic Teabags: Releases lots of microplastics when in touch with hot waters. Imagine drinking microplastic-flavored tea. Just like paper cups, soda cans are also lined with plastics to prevent corrosion. Tyres: Made from synthetic rubber (plastic) is one of the biggest contributor of microplastics. Knowing this somehow blows my mind too (as a microplastic researcher)! Till then, nanti kita sambung dengan where these microplastic ends up ye. Yang tak raijn menul...