Microplastics Threat (IMAGE)

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Microplastics Threat

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Submicroscopic particles of PVC (shown via electron microscope) and other plastics may pose a previously unrecognized pollution threat.

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Courtesy of Emma Teuten, University of Plymouth, UK

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