Only 90% ? Sounds like we've got some wiggle room to add more plastic into the environment
this post was submitted on 09 Jan 2024
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Does anyone know what "one microplastic" means and why we are measuring them in units of microplastics?
A fragment of any type of plastic less than 5 mm (0.20 in) in length, according to NOAA.
Why so many downvotes with no explanation? Is this answer wrong or something?
This is the answer straight from wikipedia. I guess we just have a bunch of trolls on here now who downvote things to harm constructive discussion on the site.
