Microplastic research in the spotlight - "Piège de Plastique" (Plastic trap)

This French documentary (airing October 7th, 22h55, France 2) investigates our plastic consumption and it's consequences. We're addicted to the stuff, but the biggest victim of our consumerism is the sea. Our seas and oceans are littered with tonnes of plastic, some of it so small it is invisible to the naked eye. These microplastics can be so small they are readily ingested by organisms at the base of the food chain. But, with this fact, new questions arise. Did plastics enter our food chain? Do we ingest them as well? Are we contaminated by the plastics that are so ubiquitously present in our daily life? This documentary will answer these questions and more, based on the research performed at GhEnToxLab. For more information click here