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[ad_1] In 1986, a refinery accident heavily contaminated habitats near the coast of Bahía Las Minas on the central Caribbean coast of Panama. Credit: Smithsonian Archive Habitats near the coast of Bahía Las Minas on the central Caribbean coast of Panama became contaminated long after a refinery accident in 1986. …

[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research from Queen’s University Belfast and Liverpool John Moores University reveals how the microplastic pollution crisis is threatening biodiversity. Currently, up to 10 percent of global plastic production ends up at sea, although understanding of how this affects marine life is limited. The research, …