This two-page factsheet provides an overview on the story of microplastics from the invention of plastic, the formation of microplastics, and how microplastics enter the food chain.

Suitable for the general public.

Material Credit: The material was developed within the ANDROMEDA project (2020-2023) which was partly funded by JPI Oceans through support by the following national funding agencies: : Belgium: the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO), France: The National Research Agency (ANR), Estonia: Ministry of the Environment of the Estonia Republic (MoE) and the Estonian Research Council (ETAg); Germany: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Ireland: Marine Institute, and the Dept of
Housing, Planning, and Local Government (DHPLG); Malta: Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST); Norway: The Research Council of Norway (RCN); Spain: Spanish State Research Agency (AEI); Sweden: the Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (FORMAS).