A University of Rhode Island study estimates there are more than 1,000 tons of microplastics in the top two inches of sediments at the bottom of Narragansett Bay.
Researchers discovered plastic debris and microplastics in marine animals, including whales, seals and dolphins. The plastic in aquatic animals can likely harm humans, according to the study. Read here.
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.