There might be less plastic littering the ocean than scientists previously thought, but what is there could persist for a long time, according to a new study by a team of researchers from the, Utrecht University, in The Netherlands.
Scientists based in the Netherlands and Germany carried out 3D computer modelling using extensive observational data and measurements taken from surface water, beaches and the deep ocean from 1980 to 2020.
The modelling study estimated that pieces of plastic.
There is less plastic littering the ocean than scientists previously thought, but what is there could persist for a long time, a new study said Monday.The preponderance of larger floating pieces suggests that the total amount of plastic in the ocean is "much lower" than previously thought, according to the study published in the journal Nature Geoscience.
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