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Scientists measured microplastics found in salps, pictured here. (Photo courtesy of Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
Nothing seems safe from plastic contamination. A new study by NSF-funded researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography suggests there could be a million times more pieces of plastic in the oceans than previously estimated.
Biological oceanographer Jennifer Brandon found...