Tiny plastic debris is accumulating far beneath the ocean surface
Floating trash patches scratch only the surface of the microplastic pollution problem
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MARINE MICROPLASTICS Tiny fragments of trash called microplastics (pictured) are common from the ocean surface to near the seafloor, a study suggests.
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