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What happens when sunlight breaks down plastics in the ocean? Potentially harmful chemical byproducts are left behind, research finds
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What happens when sunlight breaks down plastics in the ocean? Potentially harmful chemical byproducts are left behind, research finds
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What happens when sunlight breaks down plastics in the ocean? Potentially harmful chemical byproducts are left behind, research finds
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Cyrus Moulton
December 5, 2023
Microplastics are everywhere, but their dangers largely remain a mystery, experts say
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Microplastics are everywhere, but their dangers largely remain a mystery, experts say
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Jackson Cote - Contributor
April 25, 2022
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Our plastic pollution problem may have more significant consequences than we think
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Eva Botkin-Kowacki
July 6, 2021
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Food containers and utensils made from sugar pulp could be a game-changer to battle plastic pollution
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Allie Nicodemo - Contributor
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Billions of tons of plastic are choking the ocean. She’s here to help clean it up.
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Billions of tons of plastic are choking the ocean. She’s here to help clean it up.
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Roberto Molar Candanosa
January 23, 2020
Nearly eight million tons of plastic are missing from our oceans. New research shines some light on what may be happening.
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Nearly eight million tons of plastic are missing from our oceans. New research shines some light on what may be happening.
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Kerry Benson - Contributor
August 7, 2019
The whale with 88 pounds of plastic in its stomach is getting all the attention, but microplastics in the ocean are a threat to all of us
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The whale with 88 pounds of plastic in its stomach is getting all the attention, but microplastics in the ocean are a threat to all of us
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Laura Castañón
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