Bottled water can contain hundreds of thousands of previously uncounted tiny plastic bits, study fin... In recent years, there has been rising concern that tiny particles known as microplastics are showing up basically everywhere on Earth, from polar ice to soil, drinking water and food. Formed when pla...

Do not drink out of plastic bottles!!

Scientists found, on average, a liter contained some 240,000 detectable plastic fragments—10 to 100 times greater than previous estimates, which were based mainly on larger sizes!!

#plasicpollution #endfossilfuels

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I'm trying to locate photos of celluloid production in Russia... Here's a random postcard that Google led me to for "Fabrik Celluloid, Libau Russlaud" -- if you know of photos, send me a line? #envhist #plasicpollution

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Dear President Reagan, ..."We believe there is a pressing need to focus and coordinate the various efforts of the federal government to develop solutions to the marine plastic debris problem..." Signed, 30 US Senators #envhist #plasicpollution #microplastics

"If you want knowledge leading to power, you must read PLASTICS" Modern Plastics, v2, 1926 #envhist #plasicpollution #microplastics

@ColgateUK your #plasicpollution washing up on the Isle of Rum and breaking down into micro-plastics. What are you doing to reduce plastic pollution? @sascampaigns #MiniBeachClean #SurfersAgainstSewage