Scientists discover large amounts of tiny plastic particles falling out of the air in a remote mountain location.
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Microplastics (plastic particles, 0.1 μm–5 mm in size) are widespread marine pollutants, accumulating in benthic sediments and shorelines the world over.
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Microplastics found in 90 percent of table salt, sampled worldwide.
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The whale was found in Thailand struggling to swim; a necropsy found 80 plastic shopping bags and other debris had caused it to starve.
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Baby fish have started eating plastic. We haven’t yet seen the consequences
Newborn fish are mistaking tiny bits of trash for food. If they die, there’ll be fewer big fish—and that could rattle the food chain.
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Hawaii’s Kamilo Beach, nicknamed “Trash Beach,” or “Plastic Beach,”
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38 Million Pieces of Plastic Trash Cover This Remote Island
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Microplastics are raining down from the sky, even in the mountains
Scientists discover large amounts of tiny plastic particles falling out of the air in a remote mountain location.
Microplastics (plastic particles, 0.1 μm–5 mm in size) are widespread marine pollutants, accumulating in benthic sediments and shorelines the world over.

A small-scale, portable method for extracting microplastics from marine sediments
Microplastics (plastic particles, 0.1 μm–5 mm in size) are widespread marine pollutants, accumulating in benthic sediments and shorelines the world ov…
Microplastics found in 90 percent of table salt, sampled worldwide.

Microplastics found in 90 percent of table salt: potential health impacts?
A new study looked at sea, rock, and lake salt sold around the world. Here’s what you need to know.
The whale was found in Thailand struggling to swim; a necropsy found 80 plastic shopping bags and other debris had caused it to starve.

Pilot Whale Found Dead With Plastic in Stomach in Thailand
Eighty shopping bags and other plastic debris clogged the animal’s stomach, making it unable to eat.
Baby fish have started eating plastic. We haven’t yet seen the consequences
Newborn fish are mistaking tiny bits of trash for food. If they die, there’ll be fewer big fish—and that could rattle the food chain.

Baby fish are eating plastic. We don't know the consequences
Newborn fish are mistaking tiny bits of trash for food. If they die, there’ll be fewer big fish—and that could rattle the food chain.

Hawaii’s Kamilo Beach, nicknamed “Trash Beach,” or “Plastic Beach,”

Kamilo Beach
Formerly a lovely white sand beach this Hawaiian stretch is now a trap for countless tons of trash.
38 Million Pieces of Plastic Trash Cover This Remote Island

How an Uninhabited Island Got the World’s Highest Density of Trash
Isolation protects the island from human intrusion—but not 18 tons of plastic.