Greek beaches are full of plastic microparticles, according to a study by Aegean Rebreath, according to the online edition of the Greek newspaper Proto Tema.
The results of the study were published by Marie Claire. Aegean Rebreath analyzes sand from twenty coastlines in Attica, Anafi, Zakynthos, Corfu, Kefalonia, Nisyros, Tinos, Syros, Paros, Crete, Naxos. High levels of plastic microparticles were found in all samples.
According to expert data, from 4.8 to 12.7 million tons of used plastic end up in the sea every year.
A study by Aegean Rebreath shows that 78 percent of the waste collected from the beaches and seabed in Greece is plastic.
The ingestion of plastic waste is believed to have led to the death of a whale found earlier this week on the island of Rhodes. After an autopsy, more than 15 kilograms of plastic waste were found in the body of a marine inhabitant.