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Groundbreaking Study: 5 Trillion Pieces of Plastic Floating in Worlds Oceans
2014-12-11 18:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Youve probably heard of the 5 Gyres, those huge deposits of plastic found in rotating masses in the worlds oceans. Now a new study released yesterday by the 5 Gyres Institute provides the first comprehensive estimate of how much plastic there actually is in the worlds oceans. It found that plastic was not just confined to the gyres, but was widely dispersed throughout the oceans. The report was compiled from information gathered during 24 expeditions from 2007-2013. The estimate concludes that...
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