Razor clams on Olympic Coast (IMAGE)

Portland State University

Razor clams on Olympic Coast

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Researchers found microplastics in Pacific razor clams on Washington's sparsely populated Olympic Coast -- proof, they say, that even in more remote regions, coastal organisms can't escape plastic contamination.

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Britta Baechler | Portland State University

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