Wednesday, June 11, 2014

It's Smaller Than Our Fingernails And Can Last For 500 Years. Here's How It Might Be Affecting Us.

I've lost count of how many times I've seen a picture of a marine animal tangled in a plastic soda can holder or in a plastic bag. But the problem goes much, much deeper than what's visible to the naked eye when you're standing on the beach or diving in the ocean. Yikes!






Give a round of applause to MinuteEarth for having one of the most awesome YouTube channels ever and for creating this video. Follow their Facebook page. This video's just the tip of the iceberg — here are a few articles about microplastics and their effects on oceans. Thumbnail image via Lee Haywood, used under Creative Commons license.






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