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Micro-plastics are not just a problem for the oceans, they're now in the air

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Video. Micro-plastics not just bad for the oceans, they're now in the air

Updated: 17/04/2019 - 13:11 GMT+2

A new study from Toulouse University shows that there are atmospheric micro-plastics. A five-month study carried out in the French Pyrenees showed that micro-plastics can travel a distance of up to 95 kilometres.

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