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 06/06/09

Oceans Of Trash

Attempts to locate a missing airplane that crashed have highlighted the problem of oceanic trash. Huge gyres of garbage the size of Texas, including a lot of plastic that takes ages to decompose, make this pollution a growing problem for both humans and marine creatures.

Source: http://cnn/2009/TECH/science/06/05/marine.debris.crash/index.html

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