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Her preliminary results found “plastic contamination” in the flesh of every clam she collected.#nspoli

October 11, 2018 Steve MacLellan Environment

Her preliminary results found “plastic contamination” in the flesh of every clam she collected.#nspoli

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/krista-beardy-unb-bay-of-fundy-microplastics-clams-1.4848696?cmp=rss

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