Leading scientists express rising concern about 'microplastics' in the ocean

Thursday, July 10, 2014 - 20:30 in Biology & Nature

Microplastics -- microscopic particles of plastic debris -- are of increasing concern because of their widespread presence in the oceans and the potential physical and toxicological risks they pose to organisms.

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