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Microplastics change the colour of the sea near the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Microplastics (pictured) are thick atop the waves of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Credit: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty
Drifting plastic particles might be changing the colour of the Pacific Ocean1.
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