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20160084_0014

Traces of micro-organisms attached to the surface of microplastic

Traces of micro-organisms attached to the surface of microplastic observed by scanning electron microscopy. This plastic debris was collected in May 2014 during the 7th Continent expedition to the North Atlantic ocean gyre, where a vast mass of floating plastic waste has accumulated.

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