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Researchers find microplastics in nearly every Texas waterway sampled in new statewide study

Of the 77 total samples collected from Texas coastal waters, lakes, rivers and streams, 76 were contaminated with plastic particles.

Researchers found microplastics in 76 of the 77 sites sampled in a new research report that’s being billing as the first statewide survey of plastic waste in Texas waterways. The study Microplastic in Texas: A survey of the coast and waterways of the Lone Star State, released by Environment Texas Research & Policy Center, included […]

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