Researchers harness a NASA satellite to track microplastics in the Atlantic

Researchers from the University of Michigan have devised a way to use data collected by NASA satellites to track the movement of tiny pieces of plastic in the Atlantic Ocean. The plastic they’re tracking is known as microplastics and forms when plastic trash in the ocean begins to break down from a combination of sun rays and the motion of … Continue reading

Source: https://www.slashgear.com/researchers-harness-a-nasa-satellite-to-track-microplastics-in-the-atlantic-27680108/
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