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Global quantity of plastic in oceans to nearly double to 250 [1]

About eight million tonnes of plastic end up in the oceans each year and the global quantity will nearly double to 250 million tonnes by 2025, says a new analysis paper.

Publication Date: 
08/05/2018
Business Standard (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Plastics [3], Oceans and Seas [4], Environmental Health [5], Toxic Wastes [6], Marine Life [7], Marine Ecosystems [8], Environment [9]
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