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2020-04-24 Science & Technology

Images from satellites in orbit can detect patches of plastic pollution in the oceans as small as a quarter of an inch - and it could help clean the world's waterways, scientists say

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Posted by Skidmark 2020-04-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 These are images not RT, but still .25 inches.

Posted by Skidmark 2020-04-24 04:50|| 2020-04-24 04:50|| Front Page Top

#2 Until the satellites trace it back primarily to third world sources. Then we'll just get another stupid lecture and the banning of something trivial, like condiment packages.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2020-04-24 07:00|| 2020-04-24 07:00|| Front Page Top

#3 Provide some images of the vast garbage patch and then we'll talk.

Posted by ruprecht 2020-04-24 14:39|| 2020-04-24 14:39|| Front Page Top

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