One word: Microplastics

More evidence for people still not convinced that our plastics get into the oceans:

American researchers study microplastic debris in Clayoquot
By Yasmin Aboelsaud, Special to the Westerly News September 22, 2011

University of Washington Tacoma researchers collecting microplastic debris in Clayoqout Sound found more polystyrene in the surface of the water compared to areas in Puget Sound, Washington.
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So far in Puget Sound and in areas in the U.S. east coast, researchers have found polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, and polystyrene.
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"We've been collecting samples for almost two years and every single sample has had at least one piece of plastic," ...in California, plastics were found in nine per cent of all species captured in the water.

It's in the Canadian press, read the whole article here.


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