Microplastics Million Times More Abundant in Ocean Than Previously Thought

Microplastics Million Times More Abundant in Ocean Than Previously Thought

Scientists measured microplastics found in salps, pictured here. (Photo courtesy of Scripps Institution of Oceanography)

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 oceans than previously estimated.

Biological oceanographer Jennifer Brandon found...

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