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Most remote corners of oceans full of human litter, study finds
2014-05-01 13:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Scientists have found human litter in the form of plastic, fishing nets, glass and metals in Europes deepest ocean depths, confirming the extent and the seriousness of marine pollution. Video footage and trawl surveys carried out by a team of universities and marine centres have unveiled the extent of manmade rubbish in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans and in the Mediterranean Sea. Scientists looked at 32 sites from depths of 35 metres to 4.5 kilometres and found a variety of litter, including...
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