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Tiny, deadly! Micro plastics a very real problem!

Happy Plastic Free July! Over the past few years, marine debris, in particular larger plastic items like water bottles and straws, has received a great deal of attention, and with the help of people like you, more and more people know it is a problem! AUSMAP and many other scientists, however, see the microplastics (plastics < 5mm) as a potentially greater danger, even calling for them to be listed as a hazardous substance. Of the close to 300 recognised impacts to wildlife from marine...