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New Model Can Track Movement Of Giant 'Garbage Patches' On Ocean Surfaces [1]

There are at least five big patches of garbage floating around the planet's oceans and some are as big as the state of Texas, scientists said in a new study, published Tuesday in the journal Chaos.

Publication Date: 
04/09/2014
International Business Times [2]
Tags:
Water Pollution [3], Garbage [4], Marine Pollution [5], Solid Waste [6], Marine Life [7], Marine Ecosystems [8]

Technology Partners: MimirTech

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/international-business-times
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/garbage
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-pollution
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/solid-waste
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-life
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-ecosystems