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|title=Environment-Plastics== | |title=Environment-Plastics== | ||
=====It's raining plastic: microscopic fibers fall from the sky in Rocky Mountains===== | |||
[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/12/raining-plastic-colorado-usgs-microplastics by Maanvi Singh 13/8/19 The Guardian] | |||
Plastic was the furthest thing from Gregory Wetherbee’s mind when he began analyzing rainwater samples collected from the Rocky Mountains. “I guess I expected to see mostly soil and mineral particles,” said the US Geological Survey researcher. Instead, he found multicolored microscopic plastic fibers. | |||
=====800 Trillion Plastic Microbeads Go Down Drains Every Day===== | =====800 Trillion Plastic Microbeads Go Down Drains Every Day===== | ||
[https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/800-trillion-plastic-microbeads-go-down-drains-every-day/ by Kendra Pierre-Louis 8/10/15 PBS] | [https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/800-trillion-plastic-microbeads-go-down-drains-every-day/ by Kendra Pierre-Louis 8/10/15 PBS] | ||
