These powder-like microbeads aren't toxic, and their chemical and physical properties are similar to sand.

这些像微珠一样的粉末是无毒的，它们的化学和物理属性类似于沙子。

We want to bring attention to … pollution, microbeads, plastics … which causes problems for the whole world.

“我们想让人们关注… 污染、微珠、塑料… 这些会引发全球性难题。”

Consumers can also choose to avoid cosmetics and personal care products containing microbeads.

消费者还可以选择避免使用含有微珠的化妆品和个人护理产品。

After going down the drain, those thousands of plastic microbeads go into the ocean.

在排入下水道后，成千上万的塑料微珠进入海洋。

The microbeads may absorb, or take on, poisons in the water.

微珠可能会吸收或吸收水中的毒物。

Researchers make the microbeads by pushing the cellulose through a very small steel membrane.

研究人员通过将纤维素推过一个非常小的钢膜来制造微珠。

The Great Lakes, rivers and estuaries also contain microbeads and other microplastics.

五大湖、河流和河口也含有微珠和其他微塑料。

In skin and beauty products, the microbeads help to remove dead skin cells and make skin smoother.

在皮肤和美容产品中，微珠有助于去除死皮细胞，使皮肤更光滑。

In 2015, the United States banned the use of plastic microbeads in products like soap and toothpaste.

2015年，美国禁止在肥皂和牙膏等产品中使用塑料微珠。

They will help take the production of cellulose microbeads to an industrial level.

它们将有助于将纤维素微珠的生产提升到工业水平。

There are also new bans in parts of the country on polystyrene packaging and microbeads that are found in personal care and cleaning products.

澳大利亚部分地区还出台了新的禁令，禁止聚苯乙烯包装，以及在个人护理和清洁产品中存在的塑料微球。

While that may sound like a lot of microbeads, it is not nearly enough to meet the demand.

虽然这听起来像很多微珠，但还远远不能满足需求。

A parliamentary investigation has heard microbeads that are used in cosmetics and tooth paste are being ingested by fish and then in turn by consumers of sea foods.

据议会调查发现，牙膏和化妆品中的塑料微珠先是被鱼类食用，之后又因食用海产品而被人类食用。

To find out the effects of consuming the debris, researchers at the French Institute for Ocean Studies raised oysters in water polluted with plastic microbeads, in concentrations similar to those observed in field studies.

为了探究牡蛎消化这些塑料造成的影响，法国海洋研究所的研究人员使用被塑料微粒污染过的水饲养牡蛎，这种环境和现场观察到的研究类似。

" In the case of microplastics, it will take several more years to determine what the threshold dose for toxicity is." Several countries have banned the use of microbeads in specific categories of products, including rinse-off cosmetics and toothpastes.

“就微塑料而言，还需要几年的时间才能确定毒性阈值剂量是多少。”一些国家已禁止在特定类别的产品中使用微珠，包括冲洗型化妆品和牙膏。