Study: Cigarette filters are an underestimated source of microplastic pollution (IMAGE)

University at Buffalo

Study: Cigarette filters are an underestimated source of microplastic pollution

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Discarded cigarette filters, like the one pictured above, are the most common form of litter worldwide.

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John Atkinson, University at Buffalo.

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