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There's 'Several Orders of Magnitude' More Plastic in Rivers Than Oceans, Study Finds

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Gizmodo

Publication Date
2019-12-20

Humans have produced an estimated 10 billion metric tons of plastic since the industrial era, most which has ended up as permanent waste in the environment that will define Homo sapiens’ legacy in the fossil record.

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https://earther.gizmodo.com/theres-several-orders-of-magnitude-more-plastic-in-rive-1840538231