We have no idea how much microplastic is in Australia's soil (but it could be a lot)
- Written by Alisa Bryce, Research Affiliate, University of Sydney
Microplastic in the soil is extremely difficult to track (or remove). Florida Sea Grant, CC BY-NC-SA
Microplastics in the ocean, pieces of plastic less than 5mm in size, have shot to infamy in the last few years. Governments and businesses targeted microbeads in cosmetics, some were banned, and the world felt a little better.
Dealing with microbeads...
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