Australian Researchers: 'We Found Evidence of Microplastics Pretty Much Everywhere We Looked'

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By Lorraine ChowJul 14, 2017, 11:06 am64 pts
A lot of attention is paid to the floating junkyards on our high seas, but a new study highlights how the problem of marine plastic goes much deeper. Australian researchers were surprised to find high concentrations of microplastics embedded in the seafloor along the southeast coast of Australia. Scientists…

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