Microplastics may be changing the colour of the Pacific Ocean
Summary
Satellites show that the ocean around a gyre of plastic detritus in the Pacific is brightening and changing colour, with the most likely explanation being microplastics suspended in the water column
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Microplastics may be changing the colour of the Pacific Ocean
Satellites show that the ocean around a gyre of plastic detritus in the Pacific is brightening and changing colour, with the most likely explanation being microplastics suspended in the water column
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