Examining plastics exposed to sunlight (IMAGE)

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Examining plastics exposed to sunlight

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WHOI Postdoctoral scientist Taylor Nelson (Left) and PhD student Anna Walsh examining plastics exposed to sunlight in WHOI's outdoor experimental facility. A new study finds that sunlight can break down marine plastic into tens of thousands of chemical compounds, at least ten-fold more complex than previously understood.

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