Plastic microbeads found in Great Lakes

Microplastics have been under a lot of discussion--they're all over the world's oceans, and all over the Great Lakes, it seems. There may be action taken to stop that soon.

Excerpt: Several months ago, scientists warned that tiny microbeads, a common ingredient in facial cleansers, were flowing into the Great Lakes, with no way to remove the potentially harmful plastic. Now, a new study provides evidence of the microplastics in the world's largest surface freshwater source -- and gives scientists a fighting chance to get microbeads out of consumer products.

The whole story is online here.

Source: Huffington Post
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