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Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Plastic pollution reaching surprising levels off coast of Pacific Northwest

Plastic pollution reaching surprising levels off coast of Pacific Northwest

Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Jul 04, 2012
Plastic pollution off the northwest coast of North America is reaching the level of the notoriously polluted North Sea, according to a new study led by a researcher at the University of British Columbia. The study, published online in the journal Marine Pollution Bulletin, examined stomach contents of beached northern fulmars on the coasts of British Columbia, Canada, and the states of Washingto

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