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Microplastic ‘hotspots’ identified in Long Is - EurekAlert


<p>Forensic and environmental experts have teamed up to develop a new scientific method to pinpoint microplastic pollution &lsquo;hotspots&rsquo; in open waters.</p> <p>A study by Staffordshire University, The Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean and Central Wyoming College trialled the technique in New York&rsquo;s Long Island Sound.</p>

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