The Tuesday edition of the Science Times has in it that the results of an investigation have found that the plastic in the ocean is largely binding with other microorganisms and dropping to the bottom of the ocean, changing the ecosystems tremendously.
Merkley discusses findings on plastic pollution's impact on ocean ecosystems.
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