Percentage composition of all the particles (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

Percentage composition of all the particles

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Across the six areas, plastic made up an average of 17% of all particles found in the samples. The area with the highest ratio of plastic was just off Nakagusuku in the south, where plastic made up 25% of all particles.

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