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The growing garbage island polluting the Pacific Ocean
Did you know that there's a garbage patch twice the size of Texas floating in the Pacific Ocean? What's more, this trash pool is almost entirely made up of plastic. How bad do you think that is for ...
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Bits of fishing gear and buoys dominate marine debris load in Alaska, report says
The most frequently collected items in Alaska, as recorded by cleanup volunteers, are fishing net and net pieces; fishing ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN7h
Scientists find bioplastic that vanishes 80% even in extreme deep-sea conditions
A new study reveals LAHB, a microbial lactate‑based polyester, degraded over 80% in deep‑sea conditions at 855 m in 13 months ...