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UN-backed research ship scours Indian Ocean for plastic waste
New York, Aug 15 (IBNS): The United Nations is supporting a project aiming to chart the impact of plastic waste, including garbage like plastic bags, and ‘microplastics’ used in products such as cosmetics and shower gels, in the Indian Ocean, underscoring the risk of dramatic upheavals in marine ecosystems even in one of the world's least-known and least-visited environments.
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UN-backed research ship scours Indian Ocean for plastic waste Sat, Aug 15 2015