Millions of Tons of Tiny Plastic Particles Are Polluting the Ocean, Study Finds

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By Cristen Hemingway JaynesJul 10, 2025, 10:10 pm403 ptsTop
Nanoplastics — microplastics that are less than a micrometer in size — are found all over the world, from Alpine peaks to the deepest parts of the ocean. At least 27 million tonnes of nanoplastics are estimated to be floating in the North Atlantic Ocean, weighing more than all wild land mammals combined,…

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