'Wake-up call': microplastics found in Great Australian Bight sediment
by Graham Readfearn from Environment | The Guardian on (#3NFJ1)
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Plastic has been found in ocean-floor sediments 2km below the surface in one of Australia's most precious and isolated marine environments.
CSIRO scientists discovered the microplastic pieces while analysing samples taken hundreds of kilometres offshore at the bottom of the Great Australian Bight - a so-called "pristine" biodiversity hotspot and marine treasure.
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