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Plastic debris can escape Pacific garbage patch
2016-06-14 14:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
SciDevNet: Plastic debris was thought trapped in vast patches in Pacific Ocean It can escape circular currents and may pollute islands and coasts Understanding currents will assist attempts to remove floating rubbish Shares Plastic debris that was thought to be trapped in vast floating patches in the Pacific Ocean may be able to escape and pollute islands and coastal areas, a study warns. These great patches of rubbish -- sometimes inaccurately called plastic islands or continents -- could partly...
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