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Old 03-22-2018, 03:54 PM
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Default Great Pacific Garbage Patch is 16 times bigger than previously estimated, study finds

A new study suggests that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an area spanning 1.6 million square kilometres, contains more than 79,000 tonnes of floating plastic — 16 times more than previous estimates.


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