Pacific Plastic Soup 100-fold Increase The killer soup of microplastic threatens to alter the ocean’s natural environment. The vast swirl of plastic waste floating in the North Pacific has increased 100-fold over the last 40 years, according to a research paper published Wednesday. And scientists warned the killer soup of microplastic — particles smaller than five millimeters (one inch) — threatened to alter the open ocean’s natural environment. keep reading

Pacific Plastic Soup 100-fold Increase

The killer soup of microplastic threatens to alter the ocean’s natural environment.

The vast swirl of plastic waste floating in the North Pacific has increased 100-fold over the last 40 years, according to a research paper published Wednesday.

And scientists warned the killer soup of microplastic — particles smaller than five millimeters (one inch) — threatened to alter the open ocean’s natural environment.

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