Microplastic pollution discovered in St. Lawrence River

Friday, September 26, 2014 - 19:20 in Earth & Climate

Researchers from McGill University and the Quebec government have discovered plastic microbeads -- likely from cosmetic scrubs and household and industrial cleaners -- widely distributed across the bottom of the St. Lawrence River.

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