This river sends 500 billion microplastics into Lake Ontario each year: study

This river sends 500 billion microplastics into Lake Ontario each year: study

TORONTO — A new study of one of Canada's most urbanized rivers suggests it dumps the equivalent of about 18 cars worth of microplastics into Lake Ontario every year, a finding that shocked the lead author and underscored efforts to

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