After a storm, microplastics in Sydney's Cooks River increased 40 fold
Friday, May 29, 2020 - 06:30
in Earth & Climate
Each year the ocean is inundated with 4.8 to 12.7 million tonnes of plastic washed in from land. A big proportion of this plastic is between 0.001 to 5 millimetres, and called "microplastic".