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Shelly Moore, executive director of Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research uses a stereo scope to examine a sediment sample to identify microplastics within the sample, sort them out, analyze them for polymer type, measure and identify what kind of particle they are in Long Beach on Tuesday, October 1, 2024.

Highly microplastic-polluted US coastal waters linked to serious health risks, study finds

Sandee LaMotte, CNN June 18, 2025

Living near heavily microplastic-polluted waters along the United States coastline may significantly raise the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, stroke and coronary artery disease, a condition in which...

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