Microplastic Pollution in Indian Coasts

• Microplastic pollution in India’s coasts is primarily due to “riverine inputs” and abandoned fishing gear.

• The Ministry of Earth Sciences conducted field surveys from 2022 to 2025 to assess microplastic and marine debris levels.

• Microplastics, small plastic particles, are linked to tumors and are poisonous to marine and aquatic life.

• The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India commissioned a project to assess microplastic contamination in food products.

• Environmental research organization Toxics Link tested 10 types of salt that claimed to contain microplastics in all salt and sugar samples