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Beach cleans in Norway gives scientists hope over combating polluted oceans
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September 15, 2023
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2:29Now PlayingBeach cleans rapidly and dramatically reduce plastic fragments released into the environment, according to the first scientific evidence of its kind.
Experts from Norce, one of Norway's largest research organisations, found that within a year of volunteers removing bottles, bags and other large pieces of plastic from the shore of an island near Bergen, the amount of microplastic on land and in the water fell by 99.5%.
The scientists believe high levels of UV in sunlight and warm temperatures in shallow water lead to a far more rapid degradation of plastic fragments than had previously been thought possible.
#climatechange #plasticpollution #norway
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