90% of Great Lakes water samples have unsafe microplastic levels – report
But experts say damage can be reversed if US and Canada act quickly to stop new plastics from entering lake system
About 90% of water samples taken over the last 10 years from the Great Lakes contain microplastic levels that are unsafe for wildlife, a new peer-reviewed paper from the University of Toronto finds.
About 20% of those samples are at the highest level of risk, but the study’s authors say the damage can be reversed if the US and Canada quickly act.
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