A former shrimp farmer told ABC13 that white powder was floating at the top of the water, and more than just physical pieces of plastic are polluting area waterways.
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 8:55PMEarlier this month, ABC13 attended a plastic cleanup event at Sylvan Beach after microplastics were found along the shore. After that, she spoke to researchers at the University of Houston Clear Lake to find out more about the amount of plastic pollution in Galveston Bay.
Previously, ABC13 introduced us to the term microplastic through plastic pellets, also known as nurdles. But it turns out, those plastic pellets are one of the larger forms of microplastic.Plastic pellet pollution is in Galveston Bay and likely accidental, nonprofit says Researchers took samples in Galveston Bay at two separate times of the year as part of the study. And they say their first few findings are alarming.
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