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microplastics: Media

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The video thumbnail image shows a person's hand holding small fragments of colorful plastic.

What are microplastics?

What lies beneath? Plastic, probably.

Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

Video thumbnail image shows a large amount of plastic trash collected from the ocean.

How to clean up Earth's oceans

The Ocean Cleanup wants to rid the world's oceans of plastic.

Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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