The samples on microplastic pollution were collected by a sediment trap attached in 2000 meters water depth to the Azores Observatory "Kiel 276" anchored in the middle of the Northeast Atlantic. Note: Licensed photo. (J. Waniek, IOW/Newsflash)
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06 July 2022
A shocking study of pollution of the Atlantic Ocean's deep waters has revealed that it soaks up more than five million tonnes of microplastics each year. The first-ever observation of long-term records from deep water layers has shown that around 5.4 million tonnes of the stuff are...