New study quantifies microplastics pollution
Plymouth, England (UPI) Aug 26, 2015 - Though tiny, it's not hard to find microbeads, or microplastics, in the cosmetics industry. They're in toothpastes, facial soaps, exfoliants and more. It's an increasingly well-documented source of plastic waste, but exactly how big is the problem? Recently, researchers at Plymouth University, in England, set out to quantify the pollutant. Scientists there measured the concentrat ... more
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