green sea turtle (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

green sea turtle

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A green sea turtle basking on one of the beaches in Hawaii. These marine species could serve as a potential bioindicator for plastic pollution in the North Pacific Ocean.

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J. Lynch/NIST

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