Ocean Wave (IMAGE)

S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources, Utah State University

Ocean Wave

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Ocean waves are one way microplastics enter the atmosphere. Ocean water, is full of insoluble plastic particles that bob to the top layer of water and are churned by waves and wind, and catapulted into the air.

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