Oil residues can travel over 5,000 miles on ocean debris, study finds (IMAGE)

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Oil residues can travel over 5,000 miles on ocean debris, study finds

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In 2020, members of the Friends of Palm Beach found oily plastic and glass (left) and floating rubber chunks (right) on the beach, and researchers traced their origin offshore of Brazil.

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Adapted from Environmental Science & Technology 2026, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c14571

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