SCIENCEJun 29 · 18:18 UTCVTDIGGERPaul Tobits

Plastic in our water isn’t going away

Plastics are pervasive in the environment, persisting for up to 1,000 years and being consumed by all living organisms. Examples include contamination from a former Teflon plant in Bennington and the Georgia carpet industry, with concerns about detergent pods and recycling processes releasing microplastics into water sources.

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