How your car sheds microplastics into the ocean thousands of miles away
Wednesday, July 15, 2020 - 07:31
in Earth & Climate
The impact of car travel on the environment is well known. Exhaust emissions pollute the atmosphere with gases that raise global temperatures and make the air less safe to breathe. Sadly, the problems don't end there. Scientists have been studying another problem—and one that connects your daily commute to the most remote stretches of the world's oceans.