Plastic trash in oceans 'vastly' underestimated
Friday, April 27, 2012 - 11:30
in Earth & Climate
An oceanographer who noticed a disappearing act in which the surface of the ocean went from confetti-covered to clear now suggests wind may driving large amounts of trash deeper into the sea.
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