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Microplastic pollution could be changing the color of the Pacific Ocean

Our oceans have effectively become trash dumps where massive quantities of plastic end up. So much so, in fact, that the largest offshore plastic accumulation zone has been labeled the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

Microplastic pollution could be changing the color of the Pacific Ocean
Image: Phys.org
Our oceans have effectively become trash dumps where massive quantities of plastic end up. So much so, in fact, that the largest offshore plastic accumulation zone has been labeled the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

Originally published at Phys.org

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