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|title=Environment-Plastics== | |title=Environment-Plastics== | ||
=====At least 36 facilities in Texas identified as potential microplastic polluters, according to new map===== | |||
[https://www.ehn.org/microplastic-ocean by Cami Ferrell 16/8/24 EHN] | |||
It doesn’t take more than a few steps near the shore to realize plastics have overtaken the beach. Bottles, bags and wrappers litter the sand with no trash cans in sight. Intermingled with the sand, small white disks begin to appear beneath your feet. At first glance, you may assume they are shells, many of the local birds do too. But they are hard plastic pellets, or nurdles. | |||
=====The NOAA NCEI marine microplastics database===== | =====The NOAA NCEI marine microplastics database===== | ||
[https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-023-02632-y by Ebenezer S. Nyadjro 20/10/23 scientific data] | [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-023-02632-y by Ebenezer S. Nyadjro 20/10/23 scientific data] | ||
