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Microplastics 1 million times more abundant in the ocean than previously thought

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Phys.org

Publication Date
2019-12-13

Nothing seems safe from plastic contamination. A new study by NSF-funded researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography suggests there could be a million times more pieces of plastic in the ocean than previously estimated.

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https://phys.org/news/2019-12-microplastics-million-abundant-ocean-previously.html