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Over 1,000 metric tons of microplastics downpour down on US parks and wild
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Over 1,000 metric tons of microplastics downpour down on US parks and wild

Microplastic particles proportionate to as many as 300m plastic water bottles are descending upon the Grand Canyon, Joshua Tree, and different US national parks, specialists have found. In an overview of 11 remote western locations, additionally, including the Great Basin and Craters of the Moon national parks, scientists found over 1,000 metric tons of microplastic particles that had gone through the atmosphere like downpour or water particles. Most microplastics are fragments from bigger parts of plastic. Since plastics aren't biodegradable, plastics that end up in waste piles or landfills separate into microparticles and clear their path through the Earth's atmosphere, soil, and water systems. Janice Brahney, lead scientist, and professor of watershed sciences at Utah State...