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In search of the unseen: an investigation into plastics in our oceans
Stanic, Ana
http://www.theecologist.org/green_green_living/2987178/in_search_of_the_unseen_an_investigation_into_plastics_in_our_oceans.htmlDate Written: 2016-02-21 Publisher: The Ecologist Year Published: 2016 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX18983 One of the biggest threats facing marine life is the 'microplastic' particles found in ocean ecosystems from bottom to top of food chains. Just back from a voyage of environmental exploration in the tropical Atlantic sampling the waters to build up a global picture of this ubiquitous pollutant, Ana Stanic writes of the joys and trials of life on the waves, and the need to keep our oceans clean. Subject Headings |