塞浦路斯的海灘是瀕危蠵龜及綠海龜的繁殖地，研究發現17個海龜使用的灘，都含有非常大量的微膠粒，是世上微膠粒含量第二高的海灘，當中有大量是工業廢料及大型塑膠垃圾分解而成。
這些微膠粒令海灘溫度上升，威脅牠們孵化的成功率及影響出生海龜的性別。
The beaches in Cyprus are important nesting sites for the endangered green and loggerhead turtles. study found 17 beaches used as their nesting sites are all with very high level of microplastics, and is the second highest among beaches across the world. These micro plastics are mainly from industrial waste and broken pieces of larger pieces waste. These plastic is causing the nest temperature to increase, threatening the success rate of turtle hatching and affect the sex of turtles being born.
