Microplastic hotspots discovered in Long Island Sound

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Microplastic hotspots discovered in Long Island Sound

The New Haven Harbor as seen from Long Wharf. (Molly Ingram / WSHU)A scientific method to identify microplastic hotspots — areas of the ocean floor covered with small pieces of plastic — has been tested in Long Island Sound waters.Professor Claire Gwinnett from Staffordshire University in England worked with a team from The Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean and Central Wyoming College to develop a system that tests open waters for microplastic…