Combined Flows Send up to 3 Billion Microplastics a Day Into Bay of Bengal

ENN
Jan 22, 2021, 9:03 am1.5k ptsInterestingTop
The Ganges River – with the combined flows of the Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers – could be responsible for up to 3 billion microplastic particles entering the Bay of Bengal every day, according to new research.

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