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A man with gloves uses a device to remove litter from a creek after a storm.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Study is first to sample NC rivers, streams for microplastics

by Coastal Review Online August 5, 2023August 8, 2023

By Jennifer Allen Coastal Review Online A recent study estimates that 230 billion tiny pieces of plastic the thickness of a human hair and 670 million microplastics about than the size of a grain of sand flow into the Pamlico Sound from the Neuse River Basin each year. To reach that estimate, North Carolina State […]

shows a ferocious looking shark near a shipwreck. As climate change causes the oceans to warm, more sharks are spending time near people.
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Youth Climate Stories – Animals Adapt to a Changing Climate

by Editor July 8, 2021October 12, 2021

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