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The seas of plastic - Captain Charles Moore

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Capt. Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation first discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch — an endless floating waste of plastic trash. Now he's drawing attention to the growing, choking problem of plastic debris in our seas.

According to Moore, how do tiny plastic fragments floating in the ocean become “poison pills”?

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