Microplastics found in ocean samples across the world

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/65821849

Author: BBC Newsround

Microplastics have been found in every sample of sea water collected by sailors competing in a race around the world's oceans. During the Ocean Race competitors sail in some of the most remote parts of our seas, but not even these areas have escaped from plastic pollution. The level of microplastics found in the most recent samples were 18 times higher than the samples taken during the previous Ocean Race that ended in 2018.