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Marine garbage patches are taking a toll on our ecosystem
Floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean are three marine garbage patches comprised of tiny pieces of plastic and manmade debris. Scientists are focused on cleaning up these concentrations of litter. Amy Uhrin, Chief Scientist for the Marine Debris Program at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the effort and why it’s important.
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