Research on ocean plastic surging, U.N. report finds

Research on ocean plastic surging, U.N. report finds

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http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/06/research-ocean-plastic-surging-un-report-finds

Plastic is increasingly ubiquitous, even in remote ocean waters. These microscopic pieces were found in the Arctic Ocean.

Plastic winds up everywhere—from the top of Mount Everest to remote corners of Antarctica. Every year, millions of tons of discarded plastic also wash into the ocean. Some of it floats in giant garbage patches, whereas other bits drop to the sea floor, even turning up in the hindguts of crustaceans in deep ocean trenches.