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Microplastics pollute most remote and uncharted areas of the ocean

Sandra Laville, the Guardian
clock 12 February 2018 •
Microplastics pollute most remote and uncharted areas of the ocean

First data ever gathered from extremely remote area of the South Indian Ocean has a surprisingly high volume of plastic particles, say scientists

Microplastics have been found in some of the most remote and uncharted regions of the oceans raising more concerns over the global scale of plastic pollution. Samples taken from the middle of the South...

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