Microplastics Replacing Phytoplankton at the Base of the Food Web 2019-10-08 Field Notes/Research The laboratory of our host on Magnetic Island, Dr. Lynne van Herwerden of James Cook University, has published a paper explaining the toxic effects of microplastics and plasticizers at the base of the food web. Heindler-et-al-EES-2017-microplastics Tags: james cook universitylynne van herwerdenmicroplastics Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published.