Columbia University-Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory: Washing Laundry May Be Underappreciated Source of Microplastic Pollution
August 23, 2019
August 23, 2019
NEW YORK, Aug. 23 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news:
Concerns over plastic in the ocean are growing in recent years. About 2.41 million tons of plastic waste enter the oceans every year, including approximately 15,000 plastic bags per day. However, most of the plastic waste (94 percent) is made up of microplastics -- pieces of plastic measuring less than five millimeters across. This summer, three interns at Colu . . .
Concerns over plastic in the ocean are growing in recent years. About 2.41 million tons of plastic waste enter the oceans every year, including approximately 15,000 plastic bags per day. However, most of the plastic waste (94 percent) is made up of microplastics -- pieces of plastic measuring less than five millimeters across. This summer, three interns at Colu . . .